Law enforcement agencies in Delhi conducted raids today on the offices of former minister Saurabh Bhardwaj and others as part of an investigation into money laundering linked to allegations of fraud in health infrastructure projects during the previous Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, according to Press Trust of India citing official sources. At least 13 locations, including sites of private contractors and commercial real estate developers in the national capital region, are currently being searched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The investigation by the enforcement agency targets Bhardwaj, 45, head of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi branch and party spokesperson, following a criminal complaint filed by the anti-corruption squad in June. Bhardwaj, his party colleagues, former health minister Satinder Jain, private contractors, and unidentified government officials have been accused of corruption in health infrastructure projects under the Aam Aadmi Party government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

After the complaint was filed, the Aam Aadmi Party accused the agencies of blatant misuse to tarnish its leaders’ reputations. The anti-corruption squad’s complaint followed allegations by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi in August last year of serious irregularities and suspected corruption in various health infrastructure projects under the Delhi government.