The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at 12 locations in different States in the case of the illegal betting platform Parimatch and others. Searches are being carried out at five locations in Maharashtra, four in Delhi- NCR, two in Rajasthan and at one location in Gujarat under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The premises covered include those of payment companies which have converted betting proceeds into cash through Cash Management System agents, Chartered Accountants (CA) and Company Secretaries. They have facilitated shifting the proceeds out of the country through illegal remittances and Payment Gateways, which have handled pay-in and payout on behalf of Parimatch.