Punjab: Amarinder Singh’s son skips ED summons, cites Rio Olympics as reason

Captain’s son was summoned for allegedly violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

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Raninder singh and Capt. Amarinder Singh during a press conference at press club in Chandigarh. (Source: Express photo by Jasbir Malhi/File)

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Captain Amarinder Singh’s son, Raninder Singh, again failed to turn up to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office on Thursday and Rio Olympics game was the reason cited by him for not appearing before ED.

Raninder sought the exemption from appearing in ED office on the pretext that since he was president of National Rifles Association of India and due to his engagement in the Rio 2016 Olympics he was unable to come, said sources.

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ED had first summoned him for June 16 but after he did not appear before ED on that date citing health reasons, he was issued another summons on July 4 to appear on July 14.

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Captain’s son was summoned for allegedly violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

ED sources said that the next date of summoning him is yet to be decided.

Earlier, the Income Tax department had summoned Raninder following which ED’s investigation emerged.

He has already been summoned by a Ludhiana court on July 26 on charges that he had provided false information to I-T department pertaining to transactions through offshore companies and a trust based in the British Virgin Islands.

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Captain had already said that it was nothing but a political vendetta before elections.

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