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The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed the petition of former SP leader Amar Singh,seeking the quashing of an FIR which alleged that he had misused his position as chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Development Council UPDC in 2003 and laundered money to the tune of over Rs 400 crore using several companies as a front.
The court also directed the Enforcement Directorate to investigate the money-laundering aspect as the alleged shell companies were registered in various states,and submit a status report within a month.
The court rejected the contention of the petitioner that the UP Police did not have the jurisdiction to investigate the matter pertaining to money-laundering as the companies in question were registered at and operated from Kolkata. The FIR was registered against Singh on October 15,2009,on the basis of Shiv Kant Tiwaris complaint under various IPC sections dealing with cheating,forgery and criminal conspiracy,and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
