Sanjeev Arora, Punjab AAP Rajya Sabha MP, Raided By ED In Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate raided the residence and office of Punjab AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora and some others on Chandigarh road in Ludhiana in a money laundering probe case, said officials on Monday.

The officials said the house of the 61-year-old MP from Punjab in Gurugram (Haryana) is being searched apart from premises linked to some other people in Ludhiana.

The raid was part of a probe linked to a land “fraud” case, official sources told news agency PTI.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia posted on social media platform X that the raids on Sanjeev Arora, also a businessman, is an attempt to break their party.

But AAP members will not stop, not get sold and not get scared, Manish Sisodia posted.

Officials said the searches are being undertaken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are linked to a land “fraud” case.

Earlier on Saturday, the ED conducted raid on the premises of real estate businessman Vikas Passi in connection with pearl chit fund scam.