Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appears to have decided to go easy on former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh in an alleged case of money laundering.
The charges against Mr Singh, from his tenure as UP Development Council chairman, will no longer be investigated by the state police’s Economic Offences Wing. The alleged irregularities of Rs. 400 crore will be looked into by a tiny police station in Bapupurwa, Kanpur.
Mr Singh was the council’s chairman from 2003 to 2007.
While the BSP has questioned the move, the SP claims it’s only working to ensure a fair probe. “We want the inquiry that began during the BSP’s rule to be unbiased,” said Rajendra Chaudhary, SP spokesperson.
The case was registered in October 2010 on the complaint of Shiva Kant Tripathi, who runs an NGO in Kanpur.
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