Bhola case: Phillaur, Chander to face money-laundering charges
PATIALA: Money-laundering charges will be framed against two former Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sarwan Singh Phillaur and Avinash Chander in the infamous multi-crore synthetic drug racket allegedly being run by wrestler-turned-cop-turned-drug-kingpin Jagdish Bhola. Phillaurs son Damanvir will also charged in the case.The court ordered framing of charges during the next hearing on September 8 after designated judge N S Gill rejected the two leaders pleas to dismiss the case against them. They are accused of laundering money that had been generated from the Bholas drug smuggling.It was in November 2013 that Bhola, an Arjuna-award winning wrestler, was caught with the massive haul of party drug Ice , As Reported By TOI.
According to the Newspaper,Investigations had led to a number of Punjab politicians and NRIs being named in the case.Phillaur, who is now with the Congress, was an Akali stalwart who had won the Phillaur assembly seat four times. In 2012, he contested from Kartarpur and won. He resigned fas minister in 2014 after his name appeared in the Bhola case .
