ED charges Hooda in Panchkula case

CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) against former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and 20 others, including some IAS officers, in a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the Panchkula industrial plot allotment scam.

Significantly, the daughter-in-law of a judge of Punjab and Haryana high court, who was allotted one of the plots, also figures in the report.

The prosecution complaint was filed with the special court for ED cases in Panchkula. Special judge for ED cases Jagdeep Singh will consider the report submitted by the ED on February 18.