Chandigarh, May 30 (IANS) RTI activist and lawyer Simranjit Singh, who had been filing complaints against high-profile people, was shot dead in a second attempt on his life by two motorcycle-borne men at point-blank range on Saturday in Punjab’s Phagwara city, police said. The assailants opened fire at him near the Jalandhar-Ludhiana highway. Simranjit Singh was hit by multiple bullets.Simranjit Singh, who had earlier narrowly escaped an attempt to kill him in Jalandhar city, had been filing p…
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Monday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) 24-hour transit remand of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Deepak Singla after the central agency produced him before the court and sought his custody for further proceedings, sources said.Earlier on Monday, the ED arrested Deepak Singla following searches at multiple premises linked to him and several others in connection with an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering case.Raids were cond…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Monday that the arrest of East Delhi AAP leader Deepak Singla, following an ED investigation into a major bank scam, has exposed yet another dark face of the Aam Aadmi Party. The Delhi BJP President stated that while the “bribery and loot” involving AAP National Convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders have remained a matter of public discussion, the ugly face of other AAP leaders involve…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Deepak Singla following searches at multiple premises linked to him and several others in connection with an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering case.Raids were conducted at locations in Delhi and Goa associated with Singla and certain alleged hawala operators, after which Singla was arrested.According to sources, investigators suspect that Singla was involved in handling hawala-based…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader, Atishi Marlena, on Monday said that even Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids would not be able to save the BJP in Goa. Her remarks came after the ED conducted raids at premises linked to AAP leader Deepak Singla and others in Delhi and Goa in connection with an alleged money laundering case.Atishi took to social media platform X to share a video message, saying, “Even ED raids won’t be able to save the BJP in Goa.”She alle…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Arrested Punjab Industries Minister, Sanjeev Arora, on Tuesday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, saying his arrest on the face of it was “arbitrary, mechanical, without jurisdiction, and in violation of the mandatory safeguards guaranteed under Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India”. Sanjeev Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from his official residence here on May 9 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act …
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Criticising the attack and unruly behaviour by AAP workers at BJP offices in Punjab, and accusing the police of acting under political pressure while facilitating hooliganism against party workers, BJP working chief Ashwani Sharma on Sunday warned that they would not tolerate political intimidation or the misuse of police machinery. Accompanying state media head Vineet Joshi, Sharma launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government, accusing it of misusing state…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday condemned AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for holding a press conference and describing the ED raid on Punjab AAP President and state minister Sanjeev Arora as a political conspiracy. The Delhi BJP president stated that during the press conference, Kejriwal appeared visibly nervous, clearly indicating that he knows the ED investigation involving Sanjeev Arora could eventually reach him as well, since he appears to…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Hampton Sky Realty Limited (formerly Ritesh Properties and Industries) on Saturday denied all allegations and asserted full compliance with applicable laws in its mobile-phone export operations.In a detailed statement, the company said it entered the mobile-phone export business in May 2023, describing it as a government thrust area under the ‘Make in India’ and Production-Linked Incentive schemes, noting strong growth in India’s mobile-phone exports in recent years…
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) With the arrest of Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora on Saturday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following a search operation at his official residence here in an alleged money laundering case, State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Sunil Jakhar accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of shielding corruption and defending individuals involved in alleged land-related scams. Jakhar said that ED raids on the Punjab Minister are not aimed at targeting priva…