Article: Amar Singh denies fraud charges, attacks Mayawati (Lead)

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- An angry Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Friday denied accusations of involvement in a Rs.500 crore money laundering scam and said he would file a defamation case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.

'I don't have any pending dues against any bank. It is Mayawati's habit to lodge such cases against us. We know how to handle such attacks,' Amar Singh told reporters at a conference here.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Singh have been accused of involvement in a Rs.500 crore money laundering scam in a complaint lodged with Kanpur police.

The complaint was filed by local businessman Shivkant Tripathi late Thursday. The first information ...

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