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Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
AAP MLA Raman Arora sent to 5-day Vigilance Bureau remand in corruption case; his lawyer calls it 'political vendetta'
Jalandhar: Jalandhar Central Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raman Arora , arrested in a corruption case , has been sent to five days of remand by the court. His lawyer has alleged that the case is politically motivated. AAP MLA Raman Arora has been sent on a 5-day Punjab Vigilance Bureau remand on corruption charges. Raman Arora was presented before the court on Saturday after his arrest. The vigilance department had asked for 10 days of remand, but the court granted five. His counsel, Advocate Darshan Singh Dyal, said the case appears to be a " political vendetta ." He claimed that the items recovered from Arora's house, including gold, Rs 6 lakh in cash, and several documents, were already listed in the affidavit Arora submitted during the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. Speaking to ANI, AAP MLA Raman Arora's counsel, Adv Darshan Singh Dyal, said, "This case seems like a political statement of Sukhdev , who has been in police remand for the last 8 days, has been alleged jewellery and cash recovered from his place are included in the list from where he contested past elections. He had these things with himself before being an has been sent to remand for 5 days..." Live Events Advocate Dyal added that Arora's name is not mentioned in any of the 123 FIRs related to the arrest of ATP ( Assistant Town Planner ) Sukhdev Vashisht . The FIR only states that a person demanded money but does not name anyone specifically. He also said there is no evidence or recorded statement that Arora made any deal or demanded bribes. Late last night, Arora's medical examination was conducted at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar, but he was not taken out of the car. Meanwhile, the police visited his house again this morning to search his home and car. The vigilance team also questioned Arora's personal assistants (PAs), Rohit Kapoor and Honey Bhatia. Rohit told officials he only looked after police-related matters. A late-night raid at Honey Bhatia's house led to the recovery of a pen drive, laptop, and several documents. The vigilance also raided the house of a local commission agent, Mahesh Makhija, in Charanjitpura and took him in for questioning. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Punjab Vigilance Bureau raids Jalandhar Central AAP MLA Raman Arora's place in corruption case
JALANDHAR: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday morning raided Jalandhar Central Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raman Arora's residence in Jalandhar in a corruption case. VB sleuths reached his place around 10am and searched his place. Arora's security cover was completely withdrawn on May 13. Since then, there were speculations about his fate. No reason was put in the public domain by the state government or the police authorities for such a drastic decision about a ruling party MLA. The Vigilance Bureau arresting Sukhdev Vashisht, an Assistant Town Planner (ATP) with the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, on May 14 for demanding a bribe of Rs 30,000, gave a further push to the speculations. Arora had 14 gunmen, 10 more than the usual limit of four for an MLA. However, on May 13 not even a single gunman was left with him. On that day, he said he was told there were orders from above, and he then sent all of them back. The episode had also brought attention to the practice of deploying extra security personnel with ruling party leaders.
