Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 12-
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has apprehended Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Chandigarh, one of the key co-accused in the ‘Guava Orchard Scam’ that took place in village Bakarpur, SAS Nagar district in the year 2016-17. The accused had fraudulently received approximately Ra 12 crore in compensation in his own and his wife’s accounts, in collusion with government officials and other individuals.
Disclosing the details an official spokesperson of the VB stated that Sukhdev Singh played an active role in the criminal conspiracy, indulging in cheating, forgery, and falsification of records, thereby causing wrongful loss to the state exchequer while obtaining illicit financial gains through bribery.
The VB investigation has revealed that with the intent to claim illegal compensation for Guava orchards during the land acquisition process for the Aerotropolis project in SAS Nagar, Sukhdev Singh had purchased 3 Kanal 16 Marla land in village Bakarpur.