by Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, OCT 20
In a major breakthrough State Vigilance Bureau today arrested Sarbdyal Singh, PA
to Mr. Gulzar Singh Ranike former Cabinet Minister Punjab from Nainital in
Uttrakhand alongwith another accused Harjit Singh, brother-in-law of Sarbdyal,
in the embezzlement of funds pertaining to Border Area Development Programme
(BADP) grants and other state grants relating to discretionary quota of State
Ministers.
Disclosing this
here today, Mr. Sursh Arora, Chief Director-cum-DGP Vigilance Bureau Punjab said that the
Bureau was making persistent efforts to arrest the main accused by conducting
continuous raids at different locations in Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand.
Accordingly, a VB team under the supervision of SSP Vigilance Amritsar Range
Mr. Opinderjit Singh Ghuman and headed by Mr. Manjit Singh, DSP Vigilance
Tarntaran raided different locations in these two states from where accused
Harjit Singh, brother-in-law of Sarbdyal, was arrested on the night of 19.10.12
from village Dhawni, Police Station Bilaspur, District Ramgarh in Uttar
Pradesh. Subsequently main accused Sarbdyal Singh was also arrested today in
the morning from Nainital in Uttrakhand.
He added that
both the accused would be brought to Amritsar
and to be produced in the designated court tomorrow for seeking police remand
for their further custodial interrogation in the embezzlement of grants. Mr
Arora further said that two criminal cases were registered against Sarbdyal
Singh who embezzled funds pertaining to Border Area Development Programme
(BADP) grants and different grants relating to discretionary quota of State
Ministers in connivance with certain bank employees and local
sarpanches/panches by opening fake bank accounts in different banks in Amritsar district.
He added that
during the investigation of both the cases, 23 accused have been arrested by
the Vigilance Bureau Range Amritsar whereas main accused Sarbdyal Singh and his
brother in law Harjit Singh were absconding and evading arrest.
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