<h1>Tirupati laddu ghee adulteration probe leads to money laundering case under PMLA over alleged illicit proceeds.</h1> Enforcement Directorate registered a probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act into alleged proceeds of crime from a ghee adulteration scheme tied to Tirupati laddu production. The ED is examining the FIR and chargesheet from a CBI-led SIT that named 36 accused, and is investigating alleged hawala dealings, fund diversion and other financial channels used to generate or conceal illicit funds from the supply of chemically processed oil sold as ghee, valued at about Rs 250 crore.