ED raids multiple States in fraud NHAI toll plaza collection case
The Enforcement Directorate has launched raids across multiple Indian states as part of a money laundering investigation into fraudulent toll collection at NHAI plazas. The probe focuses on the use of unauthorized software to divert toll revenue away from official accounting systems.
Why it matters
This investigation exposes systemic corruption and financial fraud within critical national infrastructure projects, potentially involving large-scale revenue theft.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) conducted searches in multiple states as part of a money laundering investigation linked to “fraudulent” toll collection at various NHAI plazas, officials said.
They said about 14 premises in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi-NCR and West Bengal were brought under the searches.
The action was launched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after the central agency took cognisance of two police FIRs.
The FIRs allege use of unauthorised software applications for generating toll receipts and “diversion” of toll collections outside the official accounting mechanism.
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