New Delhi, May 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday carried out fresh raids against Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora and several others allegedly connected to him in a money laundering case, officials said.

Among the five locations searched were Arora's official residence in Chandigarh and a real estate firm in Gurugram, Haryana, they added.

The action was taken under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said.

In April, the ED had raided Arora and entities linked to him under the civil provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Arora had then said that he would fully cooperate with the probe agencies and that he was confident that the truth will preva...