Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Gulshan Jain — a proclaimed offender (PO) linked to the multi-crore paddy scam exposed in Amritsar district. Jain had been declared PO by the court in 2019. VB spokesperson on Friday said that Jain, a resident of Jandiala in Amritsar district, was arrested in connection with case FIR, dated April 5, 2018, registered under various sections of the IPC, including 406, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B, as well as under section 13 (1) (D) read with 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, at the Police Station in Jandiala Guru (Amritsar Rural). The case had been registered against 10 accused individuals, including the Directors or Owners of the Veeru Mal Mulkh Raj Rice Mill, who are family members of Gulshan Jain. Additionally, officials from the Department of Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs were also booked for their alleged involvement in the misappropriation and pilferage of paddy allotted to the mill by state government procurement agencies, amounting to approximately Rs 33.6 crores.
