The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to join the investigation in a disproportionate assets case registered against him by the CBI and the agency will not arrest him.
Justice Pratibha Rani said Singh and his wife will join the investigation but the Central Bureau of INvestigation will not arrest him without the court's order.
The case was registered on September 23 last year under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the chief minister, his wife Pratibha Singh, Life Insurance Corporation agent Anand Chauhan and associate Chunni Lal.
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