ED arrests Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira in money laundering case
Punjab: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a money laundering case.
Sukhpal Singh Khaira (56) was taken into custody by the ED in Punjab under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Earlier, the agency had raided his premises in March this year.
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The ED has alleged that Khaira is an “associate” of drug case convicts and fake passport racketeers. However, the Congress leader has denied any wrongdoing and said he was being targeted by central agencies as he had been vocal against the Centre’s three new farm laws. He had recently resigned from the state Assembly.
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Khaira won the Punjab Assembly elections in 2017 from the Bholath Assembly seat in Kapurthala district on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket. He resigned from the primary membership of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in January 2019 and floated his own outfit, the Punjab Ekta Party. He then rejoined the Congress.
-PTC News with inputs from agencies
