Himachal CM PMLA case: ED arrests LIC agent Chauhan

July 09, 2016 17:13

In the first arrest in connection with its money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, ED today took into custody LIC agent Anand Chauhan.

Chauhan was arrested from Chandigarh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as he was allegedly not cooperating with the investigating officer of the case, officials said.

"Chauhan will be produced in a competent court. As he is not cooperating, his custodial interrogation is necessary," they said.

The LIC agent is a crucial entity in this case as both the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI have earlier found that Chauhan was the one who allegedly insured the said tainted funds of the CM in life insurance policies.

ED had questioned him multiple times in this case earlier.

The agency has also attached assets worth about Rs 8 crore against the chief minister earlier this year. The agency has filed a case under criminal provisions of money laundering laws after taking cognisance of a complaint filed by the CBI in this regard in September last year.

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