<h1>PMLA probes alleged large-scale laundering, diversion and inflated hospital project costs tied to health infrastructure contractors</h1> Law enforcement conducted searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in multiple locations, including private contractors and developers, as part of a probe into alleged money laundering tied to corruption in government health-infrastructure projects under a previous administration. The investigation follows an anti-corruption FIR alleging systematic budget manipulation, misuse of public funds, collusion with contractors, unjustified cost escalations and unauthorised construction across sanctioned projects. Authorities say evidence supports large-scale diversion and unexplained overruns - including dozens of hospital projects totalling several thousand crore rupees and a multi-site ICU project reportedly half complete despite major expenditure - and are tracing proceeds and assets.