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FORMER MINISTER LAL SINGH SENT TO 14 DAYS OF JUDICIAL CUSTODY
The Business Guardian
|November 19, 2023
A special court in Jammu on Saturday has sent Former J&K minister Lal Singh to judicial custody for 2 weeks in an alleged money laundering case.
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Singh, the chairman of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party, was produced through the virtual mode before Special Judge Bala Jyoti after the expiry of his 12-day ED remand.
"Since the investigation of the case is ongoing and the accused is involved in a serious and non-bailable offence, besides as per IO, the accused, herein, tried to derail the investigation by not cooperating...
The court said, "Moreover, statements of other material witnesses are yet to be recorded, as such, the prayer of the IO is granted and the accused person is remanded to judicial custody for a period of 14 days w.e.f. (with effect from) 18-11-2023 to 01-12-2023)."
The court directed that Singh has been lodged at the district jail in Amphalla, Jammu and asked the IO to expedite the investigation.
This story is from the November 19, 2023 edition of The Business Guardian.
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