ED told to file supplementary chargesheet against Virbhadra Singh in illegal assets case next week
The agency told the Delhi Patiala House Court that it has recorded the statements of five witnesses and probed the bank transactions so far.
Delhi Patiala House Court on Monday directed the Enforcement Directorate to file a supplementary chargesheet in the disproportionate assets case against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh by February 1, ANI reported.
The court had on January 18 asked the investigative agency to file a status report on the progress of the case. In its reply on Monday, the Enforcement Directorate said that it had recorded the statements of five witnesses and probed bank transactions.
Virbhadhra Singh DA Case: Enforcement Directorate filed status report stating that statements of five witnesses have been recorded, beside probing the bank transactions. A Delhi court directed Enforcement Directorate to file supplementary charge sheet by February 1.
— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2018
The former chief minister is accused of amassing assets worth Rs 10 crore, which were disproportionate to his income between 2009 and 2011, when he was a Union minister. He was also charged with forgery and corruption by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
In July 2017, the Delhi High Court had dismissed a plea filed by Singh and his family seeking to quash the case of money laundering against them. They were granted bail in May by a special CBI court.
