Overview
- Arora’s petition, heard Tuesday by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was adjourned to May 14 without interim relief while he remains in ED custody.
- Arora, who was arrested Saturday in a money‑laundering case tied to alleged GST fraud, was remanded by a Gurugram PMLA court to seven days of ED custody.
- ED filings allege HSRL booked fake mobile‑phone exports of about ₹157.12 crore in FY 2023–24, including roughly ₹102.50 crore to two UAE firms, and routed ₹27.73 crore to SK Enterprises, a firm in a daily‑wage worker’s name, through 41 RTGS transfers.
- Arora argues the arrest was mechanical and unlawful, points to a pre‑typed 17‑page arrest note prepared within 35 minutes, says the probe is fully documentary, disputes ED’s claims as legitimate, documented exports, and challenges PMLA use based on FEMA issues.
- Following Monday’s state order, the Punjab government stripped him of portfolios now held by Aman Arora, Harjot Singh Bains and Tarunpreet Singh Sond, as AAP alleges political vendetta ahead of urban local body polls on May 26.