ED Raids AAP MP Ashok Mittal's Premises in FEMA Probe

The Enforcement Directorate carried out searches on Wednesday at multiple premises linked to Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal in Punjab and Haryana, as part of an investigation into alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

Officials stated that the raids targeted around a dozen locations in Jalandhar, Phagwara, and Gurugram, focusing on business entities associated with Mittal and his family. These included Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, where Mittal serves as chancellor, as well as Lovely Autos, Lovely Sweets, and the Lovely Distance Education Centre. Teams also searched residential properties, offices, a farmhouse, and sites connected to Mittal's brothers, Ramesh and Naresh Mittal. Investigators examined documents and financial records related to suspected irregularities in fund flows and foreign exchange transactions, according to sources familiar with the probe. The agency conducted the operation without local police assistance, and no arrests were reported.

Mittal, a 61-year-old businessman and educationist who founded the Lovely Group, joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2022 and was elected to the Rajya Sabha that year. He...