New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi Zonal Office, on Thursday arrested Manoj Gaur, the former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL) and former Chairman and Managing Director of Jaypee Infratech Ltd. (JIL), in a money laundering case linked to the Jaypee Group.

"The arrest was made on Thursday following a detailed investigation and analysis of evidence gathered during the ongoing probe in an ECIR recorded by the ED under the PMLA in connection with the Jaypee Group," said an ED official.

The ED initiated its PMLA investigation against the Jaypee Group based on multiple FIRs registered by the Economic Offences Wings (EOW) of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police. These FIRs wer...