A Gurugram sessions court granted a seven-day ED remand to Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora after his arrest in a Rs 100 crore money laundering case tied to alleged fraudulent GST transactions. The Enforcement Directorate had sought a 10-day remand following multiple raids, but the court decided on a shorter custody period as the probe continues.
Arvind Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing the Enforcement Directorate, alleging the agency targets Aam Aadmi Party leaders to intimidate them into joining the BJP. His comments follow fresh searches against Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora, which he says fit a wider pattern of pressure on opposition figures, even comparing Modi to Aurangzeb.
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