Punjab Roadways’ four employees, including a General Manager, have been suspended on the charges of irregularities and corrupt practices with immediate effect on the directions of the state Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Wednesday. The Minister, giving further details, said that he had received complaints pertaining to the irregularities at Sri Muktsar Sahib Depot of Punjab Roadways, following which an investigation team was formed to conduct a preliminary investigation. On the basis of the investigation report submitted by the investigation team, Sri Muktsar Sahib Depot General Manager Ranjit Singh Bagga, Sub-Inspector Balwinder Singh, Senior Assistant Pargat Singh, and Conductor Gursharan Singh have been suspended under the charges of causing financial loss to the state exchequer and carrying out corruption activities. “These officials who used to collect adda fee of private buses but did not give the receipt and instead of depositing the due amount in the state exchequer, they pocketing the same in their own pockets, have been suspended under Rule 4 (2) (a) of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970,” he said.