ED alleges land fraud, benami property deals involving Punjab AAP MLA; legislator denies charges

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Nov 6 (UNI) India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday it had uncovered evidence of suspected benami property transactions and alleged diversion of government compensation funds involving Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora, her husband and associates. The allegations followed searches at seven premises linked to the Moga legislator, her family and associates on November 4 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Arora denied any wrongdoing, saying investigators had found nothing incriminating during the searches, which lasted about 36 hours. She also accused the federal agency of pressuring her to…