ED raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora, linked persons again

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Saturday (May 9, 2026) raided the premises of Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora and his associates on suspicion of ‘large scale’ money laundering.

The ED is reportedly conducting the searches at five locations across Delhi, Gurugram, and Chandigarh, including the official residence allotted to Mr. Arora. The raids are also being conducted at office premises associated with Hampton Sky Realty Limited and other linked entities.

According to an official, the ED had allegedly detected a case of large scale money laundering done by Sanjeev Arora through his company in fake Goods and Service Tax (GST) purchases of mobile phones of more than ₹100 crores and subsequent exports to round trip illegitimate funds from Dubai to India. The searches are being conducted under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Officials alleged that multiple fake GST purchase bulls have been obtained from non existing firms in Delhi to claim fake ITC and also refund of GST on export credit and also duty draw back, there causing loss to exchequer and personal enrichment.

In April as well, the ED had conducted searches at the office and residential premises of Mr. Arora and his associates in Gurgaon (Haryana), Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jalandhar (Punjab) under the civil provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Mr. Arora was raided by the ED in 2024 too in a money laundering case linked to alleged misuse of industrial land for residential projects. Arora was then a Rajya Sabha MP.

Reacting to the raids, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said “Once again, the BJP’s ED has come to Sanjeev Arora’s house. In one year, this is the third time the BJP’s ED has come to his house. And in the last one month, the second time. Yet, they haven’t found anything.”

He added “The end of this unethical alliance of ED-BJP will begin from Punjab itself.”