NEW DELHI: A special court today fixed April 3 for consideration of charge sheet filed by the CBI against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and others for allegedly amassing assets worth around Rs 10 crore disproportionate to their known sources of income.
Special judge Virender Kumar Goyal, who was scheduled to take congnisance of the CBI’s final report in the case, put up the matter for next hearing after noting that verification of the documents, filed along with the charge sheet yesterday, was not complete.
The charge sheet running into over 500 pages claims that the politician had amassed assets worth around Rs 10 crore which were disproportionate by 192 per cent of his total income during his tenure as a Union Minister.
The final report, filed against nine people for alleged offences punishable under section 109 (abetment) and 465 (punishment for forgery) of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act, arrayed around 225 witnesses and 442 documents. (AGENCIES)
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