ED raids Punjab AAP MP’s house in money laundering case

Party leader Manish Sisodia says raids against Sanjeev Arora, who is also a businessman, is an attempt to break AAP

Gurugram: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora and some others as part of a money laundering probe linked to a land fraud case, official sources said.

They said the house of the 61-year-old MP in Gurugram, Haryana, is being searched apart from premises linked to some other people in Ludhiana.

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia posted on X that the raids against their MP, also a businessman, is an attempt to break their party.

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

आज फिर मोदीजी ने अपने तोता मैना को खुला छोड़ दिया है।
आज सुबह से आम आदमी पार्टी के राज्य सभा सांसद संजीव अरोड़ा जी के घर ED वाले रेड कर रहे है। पिछले दो सालों मैं इन्होंने अरविंद केजरीवाल के घर रेड कर लिया, मेरे घर रेड कर दिया, संजय सिंह के घर रेड दिया, सत्येंद्र जैन के घर रेड…

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) October 7, 2024

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