ED raids Punjab AAP MP's house, 3 others in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate--Jalandhar--on Monday raided the premises of AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora and some others, including realtors and investors, as part of a money laundering probe linked to a land "fraud" case
Arora's company Ritesh Properties and Industries Ltd (RPIL) was reportedly allotted an industrial plot in Ludhiana by the state government, where he breached the allotment conditions by setting up commercial and residential projects.
Raids are also underway at the premises of Hemant Sood of Ludhiana and Chander Aggarwal of Jalandhar, both are directors of the company.
Another suspect in the alleged money laundering case is Pardeep Aggarwal of Royal Industries in Ludhiana. His premises, too, is being raided in the industrial city.
The sources in the ED said that they had been investigating Arora's case since the time he was not an MP as the allotment and its violation happened prior to that.
Arora, in his tweet at 10:08 am wrote, "I am a law abiding citizen, am not sure about the reason for search operation, will cooperate fully with agencies and make sure all their queries are answered".
I am a law abiding citizen, am not sure about the reason for search operation, will cooperate fully with agencies and make sure all their queries are answered.
— Sanjeev Arora (@MP_SanjeevArora) October 7, 2024
AAP leader Manish Sisodia also took to tweet in favour of Arora alleging that PM Narendra Modi had been misusing ED to target AAP leaders. "In the past two years, they have raided at the residences of Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh, Satyendra Jain and even mine. They got nothing anywhere and are just making false cases to shatter the party. Our party leaders shall not stop or fall into the trap fearing the agencies", he wrote.
आज फिर मोदीजी ने अपने तोता मैना को खुला छोड़ दिया है।
आज सुबह से आम आदमी पार्टी के राज्य सभा सांसद संजीव अरोड़ा जी के घर ED वाले रेड कर रहे है। पिछले दो सालों मैं इन्होंने अरविंद केजरीवाल के घर रेड कर लिया, मेरे घर रेड कर दिया, संजय सिंह के घर रेड दिया, सत्येंद्र जैन के घर रेड…
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) October 7, 2024
