The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Himanchal Padesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
The case, filed against Singh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, is based on a criminal complaint filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in September.
According to reports, investigators have gathered some important documents to probe and detect the proceeds of crime allegedly chanelled by Singh and his associates by using purported illegal funds.
It is being reported that Singh and members of his family allegedly amassed 6.1 crore rupees between 2009 and 2011, disproportionate to his known sources of income, while serving as the Union Minister of Steel.
Apart from the Himachal Pradesh chief minister, the CBI has named his wife Pratibha Singh, LIC agent Anand Chauhan and Chauhan’s brother C L Chauhan and charged them under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
CBI had also carried out searches at various premises belonging to Singh and family immediately after the filing of the First Information Report (FIR).