Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh December 17 -
The Punjab VB, during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Tuesday arrested Vikas Khanna, a private contractor in Amritsar who was absconding in a corruption case registered against him by the Bureau. The accused had frequently been allotted a plot in AIT Amritsar at much lower rate than the fixed price and had got government tenders deceptively.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested after investigation of the above said case. During the enquiry the VB has found that the accused contractor had got alloted a plot measuring 200 square yards at much below the market rate in his name in conviniance with the then Chairman of AIT therby causing a huge monetary loss to the state exchequer. It has also came to notice that the accused had fraduantly got his firm enlisted with the said Trust and was awarded Government tenders in violation of set norms and conditions. In addition to this, the accused also fraduantly got a Verka Milk booth sanctioned in his name. The accused was on the run and was declared PO by the Trial Court.