The Enforcement Directorate’s motion towards premises linked to Punjab cupboard minister Sanjeev Arora has triggered a fresh political storm within the state, with an organization related to the case strongly denying allegations of faux cell phone exports and monetary irregularities.

In an official assertion issued on Might 9, Hampton Sky Realty Restricted mentioned all exported cellphones had been real merchandise whose IMEI numbers had already been independently verified via customs and international producer databases.

The ED is reportedly investigating alleged bogus cell phone exports value round Rs 157 crore, potential violations of overseas alternate laws, and transactions linked to Hampton Sky Realty Restricted, financial institution accounts and different enterprise dealings.

Nevertheless, the corporate claimed the exports had been totally reliable and a part of India’s quickly rising cellular export sector below the Centre’s “Make in India” and Manufacturing-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes.

In its press assertion, the corporate mentioned it entered the cell phone export enterprise in Might 2023 and exported greater than 44,000 branded gadgets and equipment, together with Apple iPhones, AirPods, Samsung and OnePlus handsets.

The corporate acknowledged that each handset exported underwent “a number of statutory verifications”, together with customs examination, IMEI scanning via the Customs ICEGATE system and cross-verification by producers resembling Apple and Samsung towards international activation databases. It additional claimed that lots of the exported gadgets had been activated outdoors India, which, in keeping with the agency, proves the exports had been real.

“Each cell phone manufactured wherever on the earth carries a novel 15-digit IMEI quantity,” the corporate mentioned, including that the IMEIs had been scanned by customs authorities and independently verified by authentic tools producers. It asserted that such verification couldn’t be manipulated by any Indian entity.

Rejecting allegations of faux exports and cash laundering, the corporate mentioned all funds to suppliers had been made via banking channels with GST duly paid, whereas export proceeds had been additionally acquired fully via authorised banking routes. It claimed there have been no money dealings or hid offshore transactions.

The corporate additionally addressed GST-related considerations raised within the investigation. It mentioned sure allegations concerned a couple of provider corporations and described itself as a “sufferer” in that matter. In keeping with the assertion, the corporate had itself lodged an FIR at Focal Level police station in Ludhiana in Might 2025 towards suppliers together with SK Enterprises, International Merchants and GMG Tradelink Pvt Ltd after suspecting supplier-side fraud.

It additional mentioned the disputed GST quantity had already been deposited, and the matter was presently below enchantment earlier than the GST Appellate Authority.

The ED motion has in the meantime fuelled political debate in Punjab, with supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party questioning why central companies are intensifying motion towards opposition leaders near elections. Political circles within the state are more and more viewing the raids not merely as a authorized course of, however as a part of a broader confrontation between the BJP-led Centre and opposition events.

The corporate, nevertheless, mentioned it was totally cooperating with investigators and had full religion within the judiciary and constitutional course of.

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