more-inA Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to LIC agent Anand Chauhan in a money laundering case in which Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is also an accused. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted him bail for 11 days — from November 25 to December 5 — to attend his niece’s marriage. The ED had arrested Mr. Chauhan in Chandigarh in July under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Mr. Singh had while serving as Union Minister invested huge amounts in LIC policies in his name and in the names of his family members through Mr. Chauhan, the ED alleged. Mr. Chauhan, Mr. Singh, Mr. Singh’s wife and others accused in a disproportionate assets case filed by the CBI.

Source: The Hindu November 24, 2017 20:17 UTC