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ED carried out searches on premises of ex-Delhi Bharadwaj on Tuesday as part of money laundering probe linked to alleged scam in health infrastructure projects during the AAP rule
Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence in Delhi raided (PTI Image)
Aam Aadmi Party Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday hit out at the Enforcement Directorate over the raids in his premises for a probe into the money laundering case, and accused Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena of conspiring to implicate him in a false case.
The ED carried out searches on the premises of former Delhi Bharadwaj on Tuesday as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged scam in health infrastructure projects during the AAP rule in the national capital.
Around a dozen locations in NCR were raided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, the AAP leader said that the ED team arrived at his residence around 7.15 am.
“First, they searched my house and then sat me down to record my statement. They had 43 questions for me, and I answered all of them. After recording my statement, they sent it somewhere. I do not know where they sent it, but later they came to me and asked me to remove a portion of my statement,” he alleged.
He claimed that his family was given the impression that he would be arrested after he refused to change his statement.
“This is how ED functions. They manipulate you psychologically, use coercion and threat. How can ED dictate what I say in my statement?” he said.
He said that he became a minister on March 9, 2023, and held a meeting on the delay in hospital projects on March 22. He then held meetings and issued various directions, he said.
“The lieutenant governor made sure the officers did not implement the directions. He hatched a conspiracy along with officers to frame me,” he claimed.
(With PTI inputs)
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