Sources said at least 20 premises linked to Martin, his son-in-law Adhav Arjuna and associates in Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Faridabad in Haryana, Ludhiana in Punjab, and Calcutta were sear

Enforcement Directorate conducts fresh searches against 'lottery king' Santiago Martin, largest donor to political parties, in money laundering probe.

The raids come after Madras HC overturned a lower court’s dismissal of charges and mandated further investigation.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a new round of searches against Santiago Martin, famously known as the 'lottery king,' in an ongoing money laundering investigation. The ED's operation spans multiple locations across India,

The action follows a Madras High Court order overturning the closure of a money laundering case against the businessman.

CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Thursday began searching the properties linked to Santiago Martin, including the houses and offices of him in Coimbatore, his son Tyson in Triplicane, and his son-in-law Adhav Arjuna in Teynampet ...

For the second time this year, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided the properties and office premises of lottery baron Santiago Martin and his relatives in Chennai and Coimbatore.

At least 20 premises linked to Martin, his son-in-law Aadhav Arjun and associates in Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Faridabad in Haryana, Ludhiana in Punjab and Kolkata in West Bengal were being searched as part of a "comprehensive" action against his business empire.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches across multiple states targeting Chennai-based 'lottery king' Santiago Martin. The searches are part of a money laundering investigation related to alleged lottery fraud and illegal sales.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches against Chennai-based 'lottery king' Santiago Martin, the single biggest donor to political parties with over ₹1,300 crore in electoral

The action comes after the Madras High Court recently allowed the ED to proceed against Martin as the Tamil Nadu Police had decided to close the predicate or primary FIR against him and a few others and a lower court accepted this police plea.