NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for questioning in a money laundering case pending against him and others.
The agency has asked Singh to appear before the Investigating Officer (IO) of the case on Thursday. The ED had summoned Singh in the past but he had evaded appearance citing official engagements, sources said.
The IO will record his statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for which the agency has already questioned his wife Pratibha Singh and Vikramaditya Singh.
The ED had earlier filed a case under PMLA against Singh and his family members and others after taking cognisance of a CBI FIR relating to possession of disproportionate assets case against the CM
and his family members besides others.
The CBI last week filed a charge sheet against Singh, his wife and son besides others for allegedly amassing assets worth over Rs 10 crore disproportionate to their known sources of income.