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Money laundering case: Sadhu Singh Dharamsot's remand extended

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The ED produced him again in the Mohali court on Friday after the first remand ended. (Photo:facebook/SadhuSinghDharamsot)

The two-day remand of former Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, who was arrested in the case of money laundering of crores of rupees related to the Forest Department of Punjab, has been extended.

The ED produced him again in the Mohali court on Friday after the first remand ended. The investigating agency says that Dharamsot is not cooperating during the interrogation and is also to be questioned on the allegations of bribery leveled by the forest officials.

It is to be noted that the Jalandhar branch of ED had arrested the former forest minister Dharamsot last Monday.

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