Punjab MinisterSanjeev AroraMoney Laundering CaseEnforcement DirectorateED Custody
Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora Granted 7-Day ED Custody in Money Laundering Case
Published: May 10, 2026
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A District and Sessions court in Gurugram has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seven days' custody of Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to suspicious overseas remittances and purported bogus exports of mobile phones. The ED had sought 10 days' custodial interrogation, but the court granted seven days of ED custody.
The case involves Arora's company, Hampton Sky Realty Pvt Ltd, which allegedly showed sales of mobile phones worth nearly Rs 157 crore to multiple domestic and overseas entities, with around Rs 102 crore routed to two UAE-based firms.
The ED alleged that several supplier firms were either non-existent, shell entities, or lacked the financial capacity to undertake such large transactions, and that several entities involved in the transactions were non-filers of Income Tax Returns and had their GST registrations suspended shortly after brief periods of operation.
The court observed that the allegations against the accused were serious and that the ED was required to decode the money trail, identify the role of the accused and his associates, and uncover how the alleged proceeds of crime were generated and circulated. The court directed the investigating officer to ensure medical examination of the accused before custodial interrogation and stated that his custody cannot be transferred to any other agency without prior permission from the competent court.
The court will resume hearing on the case after the completion of the seven-day ED custody, with the accused's counsel allowed to meet him daily between 10:00 am and 11:00 am during the custody period.