CBI files chargesheet against Himachal Pradesh CM, Virbhadra Singh, others

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet naming Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The chargesheeet also names Singh's wife among others. Earlier the Delhi High Court had refused to quash or stay the CBI probe against Singh.

It may be recalled that the CBI had initiated an inquiry against Singh stating that between 2009 and 2012 when he served as a union minister, he had accumulated assets worth around Rs. 6.03 crore in his name and in the name of his family members which were found to be disproportionate to his known sources of income. An FIR had been filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The CBI named Singh, his wife wife Pratibha Singh, LIC agent Anand Chauhan and owner of Universal Apple Associates Limited Chunni Lal Chauhan as accused.

The CBI had alleged that Singh had invested his unaccounted income in LIC policies, in his name and in the name of his wife and other family members through a private person by showing the same as agricultural income. This was done by creation of MoU purportedly dated June 15, 2008 for maintenance of an apple orchard, with the said private person for a period of three years. The private person had allegedly deposited Rs. five crore cash in his own bank account and debited the same through cheques for purchasing various LIC policies in their names.

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