Chandigarh: Former minister Sanjeev Arora, who was arrested in a money laundering case, has not received any relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the time being. While hearing his regular bail plea, the High Court sought a detailed status report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the investigation conducted so far. The court will consider his bail plea during the next hearing after receiving the report.
Sanjeev Arora approached the High Court seeking regular bail after a Gurugram court had dismissed his bail application on June 15. Following the rejection by the lower court, he filed a petition before the High Court requesting regular bail.
According to the case, an FIR was registered in Gurugram, Haryana, on March 18. Based on this FIR, the Enforcement Directorate initiated a money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Arora has argued that the entire ED action is based on the same FIR and that the money laundering case against him has been registered solely on that basis.