ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in fresh PMLA case

Arora was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA after raids were conducted at his official residence in Chandigarh since early morning, they added. The searches were launched after the central agency registered a fresh case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA, the officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora in a fresh money laundering case against him and some entities allegedly linked to him, officials said. Arora was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after raids were conducted at his official residence in Chandigarh since early morning, they added. Officials claimed Arora (62) was ''non-cooperative'' during the probe. He is expected to be produced before a local court on Saturday, where the agency will seek his custody for a detailed interrogation. The ED carried out the searches at five premises across north India as part of the action. The raids also covered two premises in Delhi and that of a company named Hampton Sky Realty Ltd in Gurugram's Udyog Vihar. The searches were launched after the central agency registered a fresh case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said.