Srinagar : Enforcement Directorate has arrested chairman of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan party and former BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh, official said here on Wednesday.

An official told KNS that an anti-corruption court in Jammu on Tuesday dismissed his anticipatory bail application, saying that the allegations are serious in nature.

He said that Lal Singh is being investigated by the ED in money laundering case,

“The case is related to an educational trust run by his wife Kanta Andotra.”

Lal Singh was a 2-time MLA and was also a minister during the BJP-PDP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.