<h1>ED searches linked to alleged fake government job appointment letters scam; political consultancy raided amid money-laundering probe</h1> The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in ongoing money-laundering investigations, including searches of the premises of a political consultancy firm and its director in Kolkata, and searches at 15 locations across six states linked to an alleged scam involving fraudulent issuance of government job joining letters. These actions operate to enable ED to search premises, secure and seize or take possession of relevant records and digital material, and collect evidence for further proceedings connected with suspected laundering of proceeds of crime.