Capt’s son doesn’t appear before ED, seeks adjournment citing House panel hearing

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s son Raninder Singh Tuesday did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its zonal office in Jalandhar and instead sought adjournment in the matter citing a parliamentary standing committee hearing in connection with the Olympic Games, 2021.

The ED, last week, had summoned Raninder for questioning in an alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation case.

Taking view of the application filed by Raninder, who is also the president of the National Rifle Association of India, the ED issued fresh summons asking him to join the probe on November 6.

Raninder’s lawyer Jaiveer Shergill said: “My client has sought adjournment as he is required to be present before the parliamentary standing committee for a hearing in connection with the 2021 (Tokyo) Olympic Games. He has sought details from the ED of the case in relation to which he has been summoned as the summons issued are vague”.