The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has booked Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and others in a money laundering case and conducted searches at his premises.
Officials said a criminal case against the former chairman of the airlines has been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after taking cognisance of a recent Mumbai Police FIR filed against him.
The agency conducted searches at Goyal’s premises in Mumbai on Wednesday and also questioned him, they said.
The Mumbai Police FIR relates to charges of alleged fraud by Goyal and others against a Mumbai-based travel company.