Sinking deep! ED files supplementary charge-sheet against O P Chautala in money laundering case

Chandigarh, Apr 26: Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala is going deep day by day in money laundering case. Now, again on Thursday, the ED (Enforcement Directorate) filed a supplementary charge sheet against Chautala in connection with a money laundering case. The court has sent the matter for consideration on May 16. Chautala is being investigated by CBI and ED for a disproportionate asset worth Rs. 6.09 crore.

On April 16, ED already attached properties of Om Prakash Chautala in the DA case. This attached properties worth of 3.68 crores, which includes a flat, a plot, a residential house, and land in Delhi, Panchkula and Sirsa.

As per the official statement from ED, Chautala’s modus operandi was to launder the disproportionate assets “by depositing illegal cash in his and his family member’s bank accounts.” This was done to avoid the back trail of money and to merge this illegal cash with genuine income and to show it as untainted money”. The laundered money was used to purchase properties, to carry out construction.

Further, ED stated, many letters and summons were issued to Chautala to clarify his stand and prove his legal source of income, but interestingly, Chautala never appeared in the ED’s office.

ED also mentioned in charge-sheet that, they suspect there are more properties involved in money laundering and there are many people who have not yet joined the investigation.