The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) conducted fresh searches in a money-laundering investigation involving Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora and some others in an alleged ₹100 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud case linked to the sale of mobile phones.
They said about six premises in Jalandhar and Ludhiana in Punjab, and Bareilly and Noida in Uttar Pradesh are being searched.
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“The premises being covered include both residences and business offices connected with the persons and entities under investigation in the case of Hampton Sky Realty Limited, a company linked to Arora,” they said.
Arora, 62, was arrested by the Central agency last month following day-long searches at his official residence in Chandigarh. He is currently in judicial custody. He was the Minister for Power, Industry and Commerce. After his arrest, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government had allocated his portfolios to other Ministers.
Published - June 09, 2026 12:14 pm IST
Punjab / Aam Aadmi Party / fraud / investigation / ministers (government) / Chandigarh
Source: The Hindu - India News
