ED conducts fresh searches at Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora’s premises in PMLA case
- On Saturday, the Enforcement Directorate raided five premises linked to Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora in connection with an alleged Rs 100 crore money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
- Investigators allege a large-scale money laundering operation involving fake GST purchases of mobile phones worth more than Rs 100 crore, with funds allegedly exported and round-tripped from Dubai to India through shell entities.
- Searches spanned five locations across Delhi, Gurugram, and Chandigarh, including an office of Hampton Sky Realty Limited, following registration of a fresh case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act , 2002.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann criticized the operation, noting this is the third raid on Arora in one year, and accused the BJP-led Centre of using investigative agencies as "weapons."
- The Aam Aadmi Party called the raids a political witch hunt ahead of early elections in Punjab, while the ED continues investigating alleged financial irregularities and foreign exchange violations.
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New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 9 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted fresh searches against Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora and some others allegedly linked to him as part of an investigation into a newly registered money laundering case, officials said. They said Arora’s official residence in Chandigarh was among the five premises raided across north […]
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