Probe Mumbai Congress chief as per law: Court
April 28th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, April 28 (IANS) In what could be a setback for Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, the Bombay High Court Thursday directed investigating agencies not to wait for its orders to probe a case involving his allegedly unaccounted wealth.
The allegations against Kripashankar Singh link him to the multi-crore rupee money-laundering scam involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda.
The direction came from a division bench comprising Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice D.G. Karnik after three investigating agencies submitted their probe report.
“You must act as per the law. Please do not wait for our orders,” Chief Justice Shah observed after going through the reports which go into the prima facie findings against Kripashankar Singh.
During the previous hearing March 31, the court questioned the agencies why criminal prosecution had not been lodged against Kripashankar Singh in the matter.
The probe agencies included the Income Tax department, the Enforcement Directorate and the state Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The agencies were inquiring into allegations, made in a public interest litigation (PIL), of huge unaccounted wealth accumulated by Kripashankar Singh and his family members. The PIL was filed by Mumbai social worker Sanjay Tiwari.
The case would be heard next June 27.
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