The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches across four states, including at properties of former Karnataka minister B Nagendra and MLA B Daddal. The raids were a part of a money laundering probe related to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. Around 20 locations were covered in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and another state under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The investigation focuses on illegal money transfers and alleged financial misconduct within the corporation.