ED raids Punjab MLA Khaira, others in money-laundering case

The ED raided the premises of Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira and a couple of others on Tuesday in reference to a money-laundering case connected to narcotics trafficking and the advent of an alleged pretend passport, officers mentioned.

They mentioned the searches are being performed at Khaira’s place of abode in Chandigarh, 5 different places in Haryana and Punjab and two puts in Delhi.

Khaira (56) is a legislator of the Punjab Ekta Party, which he based in 2019. He’s an MLA from Bholath in Kapurthala district.

Khaira was once elected to the state Meeting in 2017 on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) price tag.

Assets within the Enforcement Directorate (ED) mentioned the motion is being performed towards the Punjab lawmaker and others underneath provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) and is geared toward amassing extra proof to take ahead the probe.

The investigation, underneath money-laundering fees, is expounded to alleged medication trafficking and a pretend passport case, they mentioned.

A couple of accused, who’re being investigated within the case, are lodged in prison, the resources mentioned.