Punjab: Mann meets minister Arora in Gurugram jail

Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 9 following raids in connection with an alleged ₹100-crore GST fraud-related money laundering case involving certain entities linked to him

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday met his minister Sanjeev Arora in Bhondsi jail in Gurugram. Mann was accompanied by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and the two leaders met Arora for approximately 30 minutes. Mann, who was in Delhi to meet his jailed cabinet colleague, skipped the swearing-in of justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra as the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, which was held at Lok Bhawan in Chandigarh.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on his way to Gurugram to meet Sanjeev Arora. He was accompanied by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. (ANI)

Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 9 following raids in connection with an alleged ₹100-crore GST fraud-related money laundering case involving certain entities linked to him. His portfolios — industries and commerce, investment promotion, power and local government — were allocated to other ministers on May 11.

Both leaders met Arora in jail on May 23 as well.