ED chargesheet against Virbhadra Singh, wife in money laundering case
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS) : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha and four others accusing them in a money laundering case, reports said.
The chargesheet was filed before Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann in Delhi court.
The CBI claims that Singh has amassed assets worth around Rs 10 crore, which were disproportionate to his total income during his tenure as a Union minister.
According to reports, the other people named in the chargesheet are : Universal Apple Associate owner Chunni Lal Chauhan, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent Anand Chauhan and two others- Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach.
The ED had earlier filed another charge sheet against Anand Chauhan in the case. It had informed the court that the investigation against the other accused was ongoing.
Chauhan, who was arrested on July 9, 2016, under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, was granted bail on January 2 this year.
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