Jalandhar, Jun 9 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted fresh searches in a money laundering investigation involving Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora and some others in an alleged Rs 100 crore GST fraud case linked to the sale of mobile phones.
They said about six premises in Jalandhar and Ludhiana in Punjab, and Bareilly and Noida in Uttar Pradesh are being searched.
The premises being covered include both residences and business offices connected with the persons and entities under investigation in the case of Hampton Sky Realty Ltd., a company linked to Arora, they said.
Arora, 62, was arrested by the central agency last month following day-long searches at his official residence in Chandigarh. He is currently in judicial custody.
He was the minister for Power, Industry and Commerce. After his arrest, the CM Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government had allocated his portfolios to other ministers. PTI NES DV DV
