US EditionED Raids AAP Leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's Residence, 12 Other Locations over ₹5,590 Crore Hospital Construction Case
The Enforcement Directorate probes alleged corruption and financial mismanagement in 24 Delhi hospital projects worth Rs 5,590 crore, with half of the ICU hospital unfinished and costs escalating.
- On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate raided 13 locations across Delhi-NCR, including Saurabh Bharadwaj's residence, in a money-laundering probe linked to an alleged hospital construction scam.
- The operation follows an ACB-filed FIR No. 37/2025 dated June 26, 2025, and searches were executed under PMLA Section 17 following an ECIR.
- ACB records show 24 hospital projects were sanctioned in 2018-19 at Rs 5,590 crore, while the Rs 1,125-crore ICU Hospital Project with 6,800 beds is only 50 per cent complete despite Rs 800 crore spent.
- ED officials say they have not revealed asset details, the Aam Aadmi Party labelled the raids a 'diversionary tactic', and the Anti-Corruption Branch had registered a case against Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain.
- The probe follows BJP allegations from August last year and an FIR from Vijender Gupta, then Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly; several senior AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal, have faced prior ED actions.
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ED Raids Residence of AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj in Alleged Hospital Construction Scam
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The raids are underway at multiple locations, including Bhardwaj's residence, since early morning, based on a certain tip-off in connection with the case. India News | ED Raids Residence of AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj in Alleged Hospital Construction Scam.
ED raids residence of AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj in connection with hospital construction scam - The Statesman
The Enforcement Directorate raided AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence in a hospital scam probe. He joins a list of AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain, and Amanatullah Khan, who have faced ED action in recent years.
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