Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a plea from former Haryana Congress MLA, Dharam Singh Chhoker against his May 5 arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in alleged Rs.1,500 crore money laundering case.

The high court bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya while upholding ED's action observed that he remained non-cooperative throughout the investigation period and none of the six non-bailable warrants could be executed. Besides, ED has accused him of "concealing true nature of the proceeds of crime and using the same for personal and family members' expenses, apart from siphoning off the proceeds in the form of loans and by acquiring properties. To unearth this money trail custodial interrogation would...