Meanwhile, seeking relief from any action against him, Virbhadra Singh on Friday approached Delhi high court to issue a direction to the ED on not to take any coercive step against him in the wake of the arrest of an insurance agent.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to examine Pratibha Singh, wife of Virbhadra Singh, in connection with its investigation in the disproportionate assets case against the Himachal Pradesh chief minister.K. Pathak who recused from hearing the matter and listed it for July 19 before another bench. end-of Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi. The probe agency had alleged that Mr Singh, while serving as Union Steel Minister, had invested huge amounts in purchasing LIC policies in his and his family members’ names through Mr Chauhan.In his plea, Mr Singh said he apprehended that the ED might arrest him on the basis of alleged disclosure statement of insurance agent Anand Chauhan.

"If required, other family members of the Himachal CM may also be called for clarifications. ED had last year lodged a money laundering case against Mr Singh and others under the PMLA after taking cognisance of a criminal complaint filed by the CBI in this regard. Chauhan, currently in judicial custody, was arrested by the ED under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as he was allegedly not cooperating with the investigating agency. It is alleged that Mr Singh attempted to legitimise the same as agricultural income by filing revised income-tax returns in 2012, they said. The plea came up for hearing before Justice A.

Singh’s separate plea seeking quashing of the money laundering proceedings was also pending before the high court and would come up for further hearing on July 29. The ED suspects that during the 2009-11 period, Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh had allegedly invested Rs 6. Sources said the agency may examine her next week. There are allegations that Mr Singh and his family members amassed wealth of Rs 6. China Homogenizing agents manufacturers The ED recently arrested Anand Chauhan, an insurance agent from Chandigarh, in connection with the case

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