Jun.16, 2010, 17:17 HRS IST
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his two sons have been booked by the Enforcement Directorate on money laundering charges.
Official sources said the Directorate has filed the case under the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following a CBI charge sheet against the trio.
Chautala is the second former chief minister after Madhu Koda, the former chief minister of Jharkhand, to be booked under money laundering charges.
The case against the trio is based on the charge sheet filed by the CBI in a disproportionate asset case.
"The Enforcement Directorate has filed a case against Chautala and his two sons under PMLA based on the CBI case against them," a source said.
His sons Ajay and Abhay are members of the Haryana Assembly from Dabwali and Ellenabad constituencies respectively.