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ED Probes Jalandhar Businessman’s Properties Further

JALANDHAR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) continued its search on Wednesday at the offices and home of Amit Bajaj, a local contractor linked to municipal projects and known to have ties with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Bajaj is reportedly involved in various projects for the Jalandhar municipal corporation and other government initiatives. The searches are part of an ongoing money laundering investigation related to Hampton Sky Realty Ltd, a firm allegedly associated with former Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora and his family, with Arora having been arrested by the ED last month. According to ED sources, operations were conducted at six…

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Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora in 7-Day ED Custody

File photo GURUGRAM: A special PMLA court in Gurugram has remanded Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for one week in connection with an alleged Rs 100-crore GST fraud-related money laundering case. The court noted that the allegations are “very serious” and the ED needs to investigate further. The lawyer representing Arora, a senior member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, claimed that a “false and frivolous” case was fabricated against him, asserting that “no prima facie evidence” was gathered prior to his arrest. Arora, aged 62, was taken into custody by the ED…