ED searches 7 Punjab locations in land compensation fraud probe, raids premises linked to AAP MLA

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Nov 4 (UNI) India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched seven premises across Punjab on Wednesday in a money-laundering investigation linked to alleged fraudulent land transfers and wrongful payment of compensation for a national highway project, with properties associated with ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amandeep Kaur Arora among those targeted. The searches brought the federal agency's investigation into the spotlight just days after Arora, who represents the Moga constituency, was nominated by the AAP to contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. ED officials said the investigation concerned the alleged fraudulent acquisition of government and institutional properties, manipulation…