The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested former Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker in connection with a money laundering case.Dharam Singh will be produced before a court in Gurugram today.Police said that the ex-legislator have been taken into custody from a hotel in Delhi on Sunday night.Chhoker, his sons Vikas Chhoker and Sikandar Chhoker face charges of cheating and forgery.The money laundering case stems from an FIR filed by the Gurugram Police against Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd. for “cheating and forgery” as it is alleged to have collected about Rs 360 crore from 1,497 homebuyers under the affordable housing scheme on the promise of providing dwelling units in Sector 68 of Gurugram near Delhi, the ED said.However, it failed to deliver the houses and missed multiple deadlines, the probe agency said.Sikandar was arrested by the ED last year and he is currently out on bail.A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court has issued multiple non-bailable warrants against Dharam Singh Chhoker and Vikas Chhoker.
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