ED registers case against Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh

AMN /

The Enforcement Directorate, ED, has registered a money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The agency has filed the case under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after taking cognisance of a criminal complaint filed by the CBI in this regard in September.

According to sources investigators have gathered some important documents to probe and detect the proceeds of crime allegedly channeled by Mr Singh and his associates by using purported illegal funds.

The agency will work to investigate the allegation that Singh and his family members allegedly amassed wealth of 6.1 crore rupees between 2009-11, disproportionate to his known sources of income, while serving as the Union Minister of Steel.

The CBI FIR had named Mr Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh, LIC agent Anand Chauhan and Chauhan’s brother C L Chauhan and they were charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. CBI had also carried out searches at various premises belonging to Singh and family immediately after filing the FIR.