The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a money laundering investigation against Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, suspected of running an illegal religious conversion syndicate. This action follows the discovery of foreign remittances exceeding Rs 100 crore across numerous bank accounts linked to him and his associates.
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