Arora remanded to 7 day ED custody
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ May 10,2026
A Gurugram sessions court has granted a seven-day custody of Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which produced him following his arrest on Saturday.
The central agency sought the Gurugram sessions court to remand the Punjab Minister in their custody for a period of 10 days for interrogation. His next date of hearing is 16 May.
Arora was arrested by the central agency following a day-long search operation carried out across multiple locations associated with him and his business entities. The agency said it conducted raids under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
His arrest in connection with an ongoing Rs 100 crore money laundering investigation linked to alleged fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) transactions.
His lawyer Arjun says, “An application was filed for a 10-day remand. A 7-day remand has been granted… The ED didn’t actually investigate. They registered a case on May 5th and arrested him on the morning of May 9th. This is politically motivated and orchestrated. No investigation was conducted…” said ANI
He also says, “… They (ED) came directly and arrested the minister… We have not received the FIR to date. The ED filed this FIR during the search order… The court has set the date of 16th May for his reappearance, which will take place in Gurgaon.”
