LIC AGENT MOVES BAIL PLEA IN DA CASE

NEW DELHI: LIC agent Anand Chauhan on Thursday moved a special court here seeking bail in a disproportionate assets case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and others.

Special judge Virender Kumar Goyal posted the matter for arguments on May 29, the next date of hearing, when he will also take up the bail applications of 82-year-old Congress leader, his wife Pratibha Singh and other accused persons.

Chauhan, arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 9 last year in a separate money laundering case filed in relation to the present matter, is currently in judicial custody in that case.

On May 29, the court will also hear arguments on the bail plea of other accused persons who were chargesheeted by CBI for alleged offences including criminal conspiracy, forgery and graft.