New DelhiTaking important action in the Delhi liquor scam case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now arrested another businessman Amit Arora on charges of money laundering. Amit Arora is the Director of Gurugram based Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd. This is the sixth arrest in this case by the ED. ED sources said Arora was arrested last night under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Sources said he is expected to be produced before a local court where the agency will seek his custody.
Enforcement Directorate has arrested Amit Arora, Director of Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd. Ltd., in connection with the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam : Source – ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2022
The Enforcement Directorate’s case stems from a CBI FIR. The CBI, in a recently filed charge sheet in the case, has claimed that Amit Arora, two other accused Dinesh Arora and Arjun Pandey, are “close associates” of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and were “actively involved in managing and diverting unaccounted funds”. were involved. Benefit to be recovered from liquor licensees for accused public servants.
The ED had also filed its first charge sheet (prosecution complaint) in the case last week, naming arrested businessman Sameer Mahandru and some other entities.