Gurugram: A district court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar, an accused in an Enforcement Directorate probe in a money laundering case, police said.
Opposing anticipatory bail on Monday, the prosecution argued that Chhokar needed to be interrogated to identify others involved in the case.
Even before this, documents had been sought from the ED but the investigating agency had said that it would not cooperate.
According to the police, Chhokar's company Mahira Homes is accused of collecting around Rs 360 crore from 1,497 home buyers under the promise of providing housing units in Sector 68 of Gurugram near Delhi under the affordable housing scheme, but missed the construction deadline. Could not be completed within. scheduled time.
It is alleged that fake bank guarantee was used to obtain the license of the housing project. The money taken from investors was also allegedly used for personal purposes.
During the hearing on Monday, the MLA's lawyer said that no department has canceled the license taken on the bank guarantee.
Sessions Judge Subhash Mahala admitted that the Town and Country Planning Department had canceled the license in 2022.
After hearing both the sides, the court canceled the bail plea of Chhokar, MLA from Samalkha assembly seat in Haryana's Panipat district.
On July 25 last year, the ED had raided several premises linked to Chhokar and his family as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged real estate fraud. Raids were conducted at their locations in Panipat, Gurugram and Hisar.
The ED had registered a case against Chhokar in 2021.
Opposing anticipatory bail on Monday, the prosecution argued that Chhokar needed to be interrogated to identify others involved in the case.
Even before this, documents had been sought from the ED but the investigating agency had said that it would not cooperate.
According to the police, Chhokar's company Mahira Homes is accused of collecting around Rs 360 crore from 1,497 home buyers under the promise of providing housing units in Sector 68 of Gurugram near Delhi under the affordable housing scheme, but missed the construction deadline. Could not be completed within. scheduled time.
It is alleged that fake bank guarantee was used to obtain the license of the housing project. The money taken from investors was also allegedly used for personal purposes.
During the hearing on Monday, the MLA's lawyer said that no department has canceled the license taken on the bank guarantee.
Sessions Judge Subhash Mahala admitted that the Town and Country Planning Department had canceled the license in 2022.
After hearing both the sides, the court canceled the bail plea of Chhokar, MLA from Samalkha assembly seat in Haryana's Panipat district.
On July 25 last year, the ED had raided several premises linked to Chhokar and his family as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged real estate fraud. Raids were conducted at their locations in Panipat, Gurugram and Hisar.
The ED had registered a case against Chhokar in 2021.
