Chandigarh, June 9 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab and other states in connection with an alleged money laundering probe linked to Hampton Sky Realty, a firm associated with Punjab Local Bodies Minister Sanjeev Arora, officials said.
As part of the operation, ED teams carried out searches at the premises of Jalandhar-based chartered accountant and municipal contractor Amit Bajaj, who is known to have professional links with Arora during his tenure as Local Bodies Minister. Sources said the investigation relates to allegations of misuse of investors' funds in the Hampton Sky Realty project.
The searches were conducted simultaneously at several locations, including Delhi-NCR, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Officials said Amit Bajaj's premises were covered as part of the wider investigation. Bajaj and his elder brother Inderjit Bajaj are associated with firms that have executed road and street-lighting projects for municipal corporations and government departments in Punjab, Gujarat and other states.