Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Patna Zonal Office, conducted search operations at nine locations across Ahmedabad, Surat, Gurgaon, and New Delhi on November 25, 2025, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in a case related to Patna-based contractor Rishu Shree. During the operations, approximately ₹33 lakh in cash, digital devices, diaries, and several incriminating documents were seized.

The ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR registered by the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU), Bihar, against Rishu Shree and others. Rishu Shree, whose firms work as contractors/subcontractors in various Bihar government departments—such as Water Resources, Health, Public Health Engineering, Urban Development, Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO), Education, Building and Construction, and Rural Works—is alleged to have colluded with government officials to secure tenders for illicit personal gains.

Earlier in the case, search operations were carried out at several travel agents and at the residential premises of multiple government officials in Patna. These searches led to the seizure of approximately ₹11.64 crore in cash, along with various incriminating documents and digital evidence. Additionally, assets worth around ₹68.09 crore belonging to Rishu Shree, his family members, and associated entities were placed under provisional attachment on August 1, 2025.

The investigation is ongoing. DeshGujarat