New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a plea by Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and others seeking quashing of proceedings against him and his family by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. The ED had in September 2015 lodged the case against the chief minister and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after taking cognizance of a criminal complaint filed by the CBI. The ED had earlier termed Singh’s plea for quashing the money laundering proceedings as premature and questioned its maintainability as the inquiry into the matter was at a preliminary stage. CBI’s chargesheet accuses Singh of allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his income during his tenure as Union minister between 2009 and 2011. It has also attached assets worth about Rs14 crore in the case under the PMLA.

Source: Mint July 03, 2017 07:30 UTC