Gurugram, May 10 -- Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora's lawyer, Arjun, termed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate as "politically motivated and orchestrated", alleging that the probe agency has not investigated the alleged corruption case.

Speaking with reporters, the lawyer said that Sanjeev Arora has been remanded for seven days after ED sought a 10-day remand in the court, following his arrest in connection with an ongoing Rs 100 crore money laundering investigation linked to alleged fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) transactions.

"An application was filed for a 10-day remand. A 7-day remand has been granted. The ED didn't actually investigate. They registered a case on May 5th and arrested him ...