4Photo© hindustantimes.comED Attaches Punjab Congress MLA's Chandigarh House In Drug Trafficking Money Laundering Probe
“The ED has provisionally attached proceeds of crime (POC) to the extent of ₹3.82 crore in the form of an immovable property — a residential house (House No 6, Sector 5, Chandigarh) of Sukhpal Singh Khaira under the PMLA-2002. The order was issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on March 8,” the probe agency said in a statement.
The ED alleged that Khaira “acquired and utilised” the proceeds of the crime to the tune of ₹3.82 crore “generated” from an international drug syndicate operated by his “close associate” Gurdev Singh and his overseas-based associates.
Reacting to the development, Khaira took to microblogging site X to say, “I’ve just learnt through the media that the ED has attached my Chandigarh residence about which I want to clarify that I have received no notice about this from ED or any other government source. “This is nothing but pure character assassination and political witch hunt on part of the BJP and Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government,” he added.