Manesar land PMLA case: ED raids Jt Secretary in Delhi, others

The ED today raided 10 locations in Delhi and Haryana, including the residence of an IAS officer serving in the Union government here, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Rs 1,500- crore alleged illegal land acquisition in Gurgaon's Manesar.

Several farmers and land owners are alleged to have been cheated in this case, in which former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is one of the accused.

The ED teams swooped down on various premises of at least eight people, including a retired IAS officer, in Panchkula, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and the official residence of IAS officer Rajeev Arora in



New Moti Bagh area in Lutyens' Delhi. 

Arora, a 1987-batch Haryana cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has served as the Managing Director of the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) between 2005-2011.

At present, he is serving as a Joint Secretary in the Union Labour ministry on central deputation.

When contacted by PTI, Arora said he has "nothing to say as the inquiry is going on".

The ED questioned Arora during the raids and is probing his role in granting approvals in this case during his tenure at the HSIIDC.