NHAI Toll Fraud Probe: ED Conducts Raids In Jammu

Jammu: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at a premises in Jammu’s Gandhi Nagar as part of a nationwide money laundering investigation into an alleged fraud involving toll collection at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) toll plazas. Officials said searches were conducted at the residence of Rakesh Choudhary as part of simultaneous raids across 14 locations in India, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Delhi-NCR.
Sources said the searches stem from police FIRs alleging that unauthorised software applications were used to generate fake toll receipts, enabling the diversion of toll collections outside the official accounting system. Forensic analysis and NHAI records indicated systematic fraud in toll revenue collection. During the operation, ED officials seized key digital devices and documentary records to identify beneficiaries and trace the proceeds of crime.