<h1>Goa nightclub fire prompts money laundering probe and ED raids against promoters; deportation and custody reported</h1> Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a money laundering investigation under PMLA against promoters of a Goa nightclub where 25 persons died in a December fire; searches were conducted at about eight premises including offices and residences of two brothers implicated, and others, with the stated legal basis being money laundering enquiries. The two accused fled abroad after the incident, were deported to India on December 17 and are presently in Goa police custody, with ED action focused on financial traces and assets linked to the nightclub promoters.