Jalandhar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided seven locations on Wednesday, including the Moga residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora, in a money-laundering probe linked to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of government land and misuse of public funds.
A first-time legislator, Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora, 44, is the Punjab AAP women’s wing president.
The investigation involves allegations of fraudulent mutation of government land acquired for National Highway 754A and the wrongful disbursement of compensation. Her husband, Dr Rakesh Arora, is a government medical officer and practising doctor in Moga. He is associated with running a local de-addiction and rehabilitation hospital in Moga, which was among the key properties searched by the ED during the money laundering raid.
ED sources said the case stems from a Punjab Police FIR registered on June 16, 2024, at Dharamkot police station. Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora, who holds an MBBS degree, having graduated from Crimea State Medical University, Ukraine, in 2008, was elected to represent Moga in the 2022 Punjab assembly elections after defeating high-profile candidate Malvika Sood of the Congress), the sister of actor Sonu Sood. Earlier reporting noted: ED raids AAP Moga MLA Amandeep Kaur’s residence among 7 premises in Punjab The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at the premises of Amandeep Kaur Arora, Aam Aadmi Party Women’s Wing Punjab President and Moga MLA, her husband Rakesh Arora, family members and other associates in Punjab’s Moga district in connection with an alleged fraudulent acquisition of government and institutional properties and misappropriation of public funds, the officials said. Earlier reporting noted: ED registered the ECIR based on a First Information Report registered on June 16, 2024, by Punjab Police concerning fraudulent mutation of government land acquired for National Highway No.
“The searches covered premises associated with Amandeep Kaur Arora, AAP women’s wing Punjab president and Moga MLA, her husband Dr Rakesh Arora, family members, and associates, including a de-addiction hospital associated with Dr Rakesh Arora,” an ED official said. 754A and wrongful disbursement of compensation, said the officials.
Earlier reporting noted: The search operation started early in the morning and it is still underway, covering a total of seven premises across Punjab in connection with the fraudulent acquisition of government and institutional properties and misappropriation of public funds in Moga district, Punjab, wherein an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) was recorded by the federal agency.
