Punjab AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra was arrested on Monday by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case related to an alleged bank fraud, as per official sources.
The legislator was detained under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after agency officials detained him during a public meeting in Malerkotla.
According to PTI, Gajjan Majra had reportedly ignored multiple summons in the past, which led to his detention and subsequent arrest following questioning.
Malvinder Singh Kang, the spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, alleged that the manner in which Gajjan Majra was taken into custody by the ED reflects the BJP's strategy to tarnish the party's image. He also mentioned that the MLA had been facing this case even before he joined the AAP.
In May of the previous year, the CBI conducted raids on properties associated with Gajjan Majra in connection with an alleged bank fraud amounting to Rs 40 crore.
In September 2022, the ED carried out raids on various properties linked to him as part of a money laundering investigation connected to the alleged bank loan fraud. During the raids, the ED team seized Rs 32 lakh in cash, along with several mobile phones and hard drives.
