New DelhiThe Enforcement Directorate has arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in a crowdfunding initiative. Official sources gave this information on Wednesday.
Gokhale was detained under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Ahmedabad, where he is in judicial custody in connection with a Gujarat Police case.
He said the federal agency would produce him in a local court and seek remand.
The Gujarat police arrested Gokhale from Delhi on December 29 in connection with alleged misappropriation of funds collected through crowd-funding.
Earlier in December, he was arrested twice by the Gujarat Police for allegedly spreading fake news about the expenditure Prime Minister Narendra ModiMorbi city tour after the bridge collapse incident.