The chargesheet was filed within hours of the Delhi HC dismissing a plea filed by Mr Singh seeking quashing of an FIR filed by the CBI.
Virbhadra Singh's brothers-in-law Veer Vikram Sen and Prithvi Vikram Sen also formally joined the BJP along with their supporters in the presence of the party's state in-charge Mangal Pandey. (Photo: PTI/File)
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday chargesheeted Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and nine others in a disproportionate assets case.
The chargesheet was filed within hours of the Delhi High Court dismissing a plea filed by Mr Singh seeking quashing of an FIR filed by the CBI. The HC also removed an interim stay on his interrogation or arrest.
The development comes as a setback to the Congress, which recently lost Uttarakhand to the BJP. The corruption case could snowball into an electoral issue as Himachal Pradesh is set to go to the polls later this year.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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