ED Conducts Multi-Location Searches in Arunachal Pradesh in Trans-Arunachal Highway Compensation Scam Probe

The Enforcement Directorate is carrying out search operations at multiple locations in Arunachal Pradesh as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged compensation scam connected with the Trans-Arunachal Highway.

According to officials, searches are underway at six residential premises. Four of these are in and around Itanagar, while the others are located at Likhabali near Dibrugarh and at Aalo, close to the Mechuka–China border. The operations aim to secure documentary and digital evidence and to trace movable and immovable assets believed to have been acquired from the proceeds of crime.

During the searches, the agency seized around ₹2.2 crore in cash from the premises of one of the alleged fake beneficiaries.

The case relates to large-scale irregularities in the assessment, certification and disbursement of land acquisition compensation for the Trans-Arunachal Highway. Investigators allege that public servants, in collusion with private beneficiaries, facilitated fraudulent payouts, leading to the generation and laundering of illicit proceeds.