Money laundering case: Punjab Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira in 14-day judicial custody
A Mohali court on Thursday sent Punjab Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira to judicial custody after he completed seven days of Enforcement Directorate remand in a case of money laundering.
The court has fixed December 2 as the next date of hearing. Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested on November 11 under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had raided his premises in March this year. He was produced in a PMLA court in Mohali and sent to the ED custody for a day.
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Earlier, the enforcement Directorate had sought a remand for 13 days, but Duty Magistrate Ranjan Kumar Khullar ordered the remand for seven days. On Friday, he was remanded in 14-day judicial custody.
On the other hand, former Punjab MLA and Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira has levelled allegations of ‘conspiracy’ against some BJP and Congress leaders when he was brought to the court by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
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