<h1>Enforcement Directorate arrests Congress legislator in money-laundering probe over alleged illegal iron-ore export links; custodial remand sought</h1> A Karnataka Congress MLA was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on allegations of money laundering linked to illegal iron ore exports by a company allegedly connected to the legislator. The MLA was taken into custody after questioning at the ED's Bengaluru zonal office and produced before a special court, which ordered one-day ED custody; further custodial remand will be sought at the next court appearance. The agency conducted searches across multiple locations in August in connection with the probe. This is the second Congress legislator recently detained by the ED in separate money-laundering investigations.