Chandigarh, May 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday refused to grant relief to Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora from arrest in a money laundering investigation regarding alleged fraudulent GST transactions. The court has adjourned the hearing regarding his challenge against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to May 14.

A special court in Gurugram has remanded the AAP MP to seven days of ED custody. The arrest, which took place in Chandigarh on May 9, is linked to alleged fraudulent GST transactions exceeding Rs 100 crore.

Sanjeev Arora's counsel spoke to ANI about the reasons behind the petition, stating, "We have challenged his arrest in court, stating it's against constitutional provisions and PMLA. Based on established law,...