Enforcement Directorate (ED) ne Punjab ke industries minister Sanjeev Arora aur unse linked logon ke against ek fresh PMLA case mein bade raids kiye hain. Yeh action ek naye money laundering investigation ke under aaya hai.
The Hindu ke mutabiq, ED ne Saturday ko Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora aur unse linked individuals ke premises par fresh searches kiye. Arora, jo 62 saal ke hain, AAP ke MLA hain aur Ludhiana West assembly constituency ki represent karte hain.
Kahan-Kahan Hue Raids?
Officials ke mutabiq, Chandigarh mein Arora ke official residence samet north India mein 5 premises par searches hue. ED ne Delhi mein do locations aur Gurugram ke Udyog Vihar area mein Hampton Sky Realty Ltd ke office par bhi raid kiya.
Economic Times ke hisaab se, ED ne Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) ke criminal provisions ke under ek naya case register karne ke baad yeh searches launch kiye.
Pehle Bhi Hui Thi Raid
Yeh pehli baar nahi hai jab ED ne Sanjeev Arora ko target kiya ho. Officials ne bataya ki 17 April ko bhi ED ne Arora aur unse linked entities par searches kiye the. Business Standard ke mutabiq, Arora par 2024 mein bhi ED ne raid kiya tha jo industrial land ke alleged misuse se linked money laundering case tha.
Kya Hai Naya Case?
ED ne yeh fresh case PMLA ke criminal sections ke under register kiya hai. The Hindu ke Instagram post ke mutabiq, action criminal sections of Prevention of Money Laundering Act ke under liya gaya.
Hamaari Baat: Yeh Raids Kyun Important Hain?
Seedha baat karein toh, ED ka ek sitting Punjab minister ke against naya case register karke raids karna serious baat hai. Sanjeev Arora sirf minister nahi hain, balki AAP ke senior leader hain jo Ludhiana West se MLA hain. Pehle 2024 mein bhi raid hui thi, ab April 2025 mein bhi hui, aur ab May mein fresh case ke saath nayi raids — yeh continuity dikhati hai ki investigation deep ho rahi hai.
Hamari nazar mein, Punjab politics ke liye yeh ek bada development hai. Jab tak ED apni investigation ke results public nahi karti, tab tak yeh kehna mushkil hai ki actual charges kitne strong hain. Lekin ek baat clear hai — ED ka focus Punjab ke AAP leaders par badh raha hai, aur yeh trend aane wale dinon mein aur bhi headlines generate karega.
Sources & References
- ED raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora, linked persons again — The Hindu
- ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, linked persons again — Economic Times
- TH ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, linked persons again — The Hindu Instagram
- ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, linked persons again in PMLA case — Business Standard
