ED Raids Mumbai, 3 Other Cities In Coimbatore Blast Terror-Funding Money Laundering Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 16 locations across Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, and Mumbai on July 30, 2026, as part of a money laundering probe into the 2022 Coimbatore suicide bomb blast.

The probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is linked to multiple FIRs by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) concerning the blast near Sangameshwarar Temple in October 2022.

The ED alleges the explosion was an ISIS-inspired attack by Jamesha Mubeen and others, using a modified Maruti car loaded with explosives.

Two alleged funding methods were identified: a fake Covid-19 vaccination certificate racket and donations/fraudulent investments linked to Kovai Arabic College in Coimbatore.

The ED claims Kovai Arabic College, promoted by Jameel Basha, conducted sessions that radicalized 12 accused, including the suicide bomber, into Salafi-Jihadi ideology in support of ISIS.