more-in A special court on Thursday granted bail to former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh and three others in a ?7 crore money laundering case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar asked each of them to submit a personal bond of ?50,000 with one surety of a like sum. The other accused granted bail are Universal Apple Associate owner Chunni Lal Chauhan, Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach. Counsel for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed their bail petitions and urged the court to send them to judicial custody. Taking cognisance of the ED’s complaint, the court had in February asked them to appear before it on Thursday and said there was “prima facie” evidence against them. The ED had filed a complaint against Mr. Singh, accusing him of projecting ?7 crore in the “proceeds of crime” as agricultural income, in connivance with his wife and others, and invested the sum in LIC policies. The complaint also named LIC agent Anand Chauhan as an accused. A separate complaint was filed against him. “The proceeds of crime acquired by Virbhadra Singh were projected as agricultural income with the help of Mr. Anand Chauhan, LIC agent, and Mr. Chunni Lal Chauhan, and were invested in insurance policies purchased in the name of Singh and his family members. A major part of the sum, criss-crossing through bank accounts, found its way into acquisition of immovable property,” the complaint said.

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