Chandigarh, June 9
In a fresh escalation of its probe into the alleged ₹100‑crore GST fraud linked to Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today carried out sweeping raids across Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Officials confirmed that nearly six locations in Jalandhar and Ludhiana, along with Bareilly and Noida, were searched as part of the money laundering investigation tied to mobile phone sales. According to preliminary inputs, the searches targeted residential and commercial premises connected to individuals and entities under the scanner, including those linked to Hampton Sky Realty Ltd., a company linked with Arora. Arora, who was arrested by the ED, last month is currently in judicial custody. Following his arrest, the Power, Industry and Commerce portfolios he held in the Punjab government were reallocated to other ministers.
