Surat: The special judge (The Prevention of Money Laundering Act) of Ahmedabad District and Sessions Court rejected bail plea to BJP leader PVS Sarma in connection with a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the basis of an FIR registered by the Gujarat police under various sections of Indian Penal Code.
Sarma is currently lodged in Lajpore Central Jail in Surat, was income tax officer and after voluntary retirement had joined the BJP.
Special public prosecutor S K Gupta said Sarma was not cooperating with probe and sought his bail plea be rejected.