The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Punjab industries and power minister Sanjeev Arora from his official residence in Chandigarh. The action took place on Saturday, May 9, after a series of raids by the ED.
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Arora is one of the most influential ministers in the Bhagwant Mann Cabinet and is seen as the key link between the AAP government and the state’s industrialists.
The arrest has taken place in the ₹157-crore GST and export fraud involving fake invoices generated by non-existent firms in Delhi-NCR to claim input tax credit and export refunds on purported mobile phone purchases. Investigators have alleged that the money was through two UAE-based shell entities.
Arora was questioned in the case by ED authorities before being placed under arrest. Arora was questioned at his residence following coordinated raids conducted at five locations across Delhi, Gurugram, and Chandigarh, including the office premises of Hampton Sky Realty Limited and properties linked to the minister.
Earlier, ED had provisionally attached bank accounts, demat holdings and immovable assets linked to Sanjeev Arora.
Meanwhile, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has alleged foul play and has claimed their leaders are being deliberately targeted through these ED raids.
