Money Laundering Scandal: Punjab Power Officials Summoned

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned IAS officer Basant Garg, PSPCL's CMD, director Harsharan Kaur Trehan, and two associates of arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora for questioning in a money laundering investigation tied to a GST fraud. The case involves alleged misappropriation of funds through shell companies.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned key officials linked to a major money laundering investigation involving Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (PSPCL). Those called include IAS officer Basant Garg, PSPCL's chair and director Harsharan Kaur Trehan, and two associates of the arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora.

Arora, who was apprehended on May 9, faces allegations tied to a Rs 100 crore GST fraud, with subsequent investigation focusing on a supposed financial web involving shell companies and questionable bank guarantees. The ED's inquiry extends to other high-profile bureaucrats potentially implicated in the scandal.

The investigation intensifies as Arora challenges his detention in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, while the ED scrutinizes fund transfers and property acquisitions. This development arrives amidst political reshuffling, with Arora's portfolios reallocated following his arrest.