ED summons ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, his son in foreign exchange case

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh for questioning in connection with a case linked to the alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, PTI quoted unidentified officials as saying on Wednesday.

The two men have been accused of being beneficiaries of certain foreign assets, including a Swiss bank account.

While the central agency summoned Amarinder Singh, who is a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, to its Jalandhar office on Thursday, his son was asked to depose the next day, the officials told the news agency.

However, Amarinder Singh is unlikely to depose on February 12 as he had undergone a knee replacement surgery at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday and was recovering, The Indian Express reported.

However, Raninder Singh said in a social media post on Wednesday: “As law-abiding citizens, we will cooperate fully with every investigation agency. We have absolute faith in the rule of law and are confident that truth and justice will prevail.”

The matter stems from “credible” information and “master sheets” received by the Indian government from the French government in 2011, which claimed that the father and son were beneficiaries of foreign assets that were maintained and controlled through foreign business entities, PTI reported.

This included a Swiss bank account and an asset...

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