Chandigarh, 30 October 2025 (Bharat Khabarnama Bureau) – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated an investigation and execution of a production warrant against Jarnail Singh Bajwa in connection with a money-laundering case amounting to Rs 662 crore, based on 45 FIRs registered across various police stations.
In this matter the ED has filed a case against Jarnail Singh Bajwa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) for manipulating real-estate transactions and siphoning off funds.
According to ED sources, the core allegation is that Bajwa in one instance sold the same property through multiple channels, received payments from different parties, but failed to deliver the promised consideration and instead diverted the money for personal gains. The production warrant against him was sought to bring him for examination and record his statement under PMLA, since the financial trail reportedly involves numerous bank accounts, transactions and property transfers, making his testimony crucial to the investigation.
Earlier, on 28 October, ED officers reached Ropar Jail where Bajwa was lodged. In the presence of the jail administration, they formally arrested him and recorded his statement. The court has granted permission for his statement to be recorded from jail and adjourned further proceedings to 4 November. A production warrant application was filed today in the court of Judge Hardeep Singh, which directed Bajwa to be produced again on 31 October.
The ED will continue its probe into the multitude of bank accounts, property transfers and transaction chains linked to Bajwa. The special court will schedule further hearings to decide on attachment of assets, interim custody etc. under PMLA provisions. If found guilty, Bajwa could face rigorous imprisonment minimum term is three years under PMLA and or fine.
