Foodgrain transportation scam: VB attaches 4 properties of accused officer

This action was taken on the Ad Interim Attachment orders passed by the Court of Dr Ajit Attri Special Judge, Ludhiana on August 8, said VB in a statement.

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The former officer is among the accused in the alleged labor cartage and foodgrain transportation scam. (Express Fiile Photo)

Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has attached four properties situated at Ludhiana belonging to Rakesh Kumar Singla, the dismissed Deputy Director of Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Department Punjab, and his wife Rachna Singla. The former officer is among the accused in the alleged labor cartage and foodgrain transportation scam.

This action was taken on the Ad Interim Attachment orders passed by the Court of Dr Ajit Attri Special Judge, Ludhiana on August 8, said VB in a statement.

Singla along with former Congress minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and other accused were booked under several sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with illegal allotment of labour, cartage tenders to the various contractors for the year 2020-21. Singla was also declared a proclaimed offender on December 3 last year and a red corner notice was issued against him. He is believed to be hiding in Canada.

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An official spokesperson of the VB said that Singla had purchased number of properties during his posting in the department and while holding charge as Chairman of Central Vigilance Committee (CVC ) of Food Supply Department.

During the investigation, the VB found Singla had purchased five properties including a Plot (298/66 sq. yards) at Abadi Guru Amardas Nagar Ludhiana, two plots of 150 sq. yards each at Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar Ludhiana, a House no 164-A (area 300 sq. yards) at Rajguru Nagar Ludhiana and a Flat (area 193.60 Sq. yards) no 304, category-A, Second floor, RCS Punjab Cooperative Society, Gazetted Officers, Sector 48-A, Chandigarh. All these five properties were purchased by him in the name of his wife Rachna Singla during the period from 01-04-2011 to 31-07-2022. Out of these, four properties situated at Ludhiana have been attached.

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