Chandigarh July 29-Vigilance Bureau Punjab has registered three FIRs against the accused in three different vigilance cases in the state. Disclosing this Mr Suresh Arora, DGP-cum-Chief Director Vigilance Bureau Punjab said that on a letter of Finance Department to investigate a scam in sale of stamp papers, the VB has enquired into matter against the suspect officers and officials of Sub-Treasury Dera Bassi District Ajitgarh. After finding the allegations as true, the VB has registered a FIR u/s 409, 120-B, 467, 468, 471 IPC and 13(1) (d) r/w 13 (2) Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station VB, FS-I at Ajitgarh and further investigation was under progress.
The VB chief added that on the basis of a source report generated by Vigilance Bureau it was detected that Avtar Singh Azad Executive Officer Improvement Trust Jalandhar, Ashok Nahar Suprintendent, Pawan Kumar Clerk and Udhey Singh Stamp Vendor, Manjit Singh Sethi property dealer and Amarjit Kaur w/o Manjit Singh property dealer by preparing bogus papers in connivance with each other had succeeded in getting transferred the property (flat) of one Sh. Prem Kumar Arora (already expired) in the name of accused Amarjit Kaur. Therefore, a case u/s 420, 120-B, 467, 468, 471 IPC and 13(1) (d) r/w 13 (2) 88 PC Act at FIR No. 2/2012, Police Station VB, Jalandhar has been registered and was under investigation.
He further said that the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats has intimated the Bureau that the alleged accused Gurdev Singh Sarpanch Timowal, Block Jandiala Guru in District Amritsar and Niranjan Singh Panchayat Secretary (Presently Panchayat Officer, Khadoor Sahib) have withdrawn a sum of Rs. 18,96,061 from the bank account of Gram Panchayat Timowal fraudently. On the recommendation of Panchayats department the vigilance bureau has registered a case under u/s 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC and 13(1) (d) r/w 13 (2) 1988 Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station VB, Amritsar and case was under investigation.
