Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested two former officials of Punjab Labour Welfare Board for misappropriation of Government funds worth crores of rupees.
“On the basis of an enquiry, accused Sucha Singh Bandi, Board’s former Deputy Welfare Commissioner, and Jagdeep Singh Saini, Board’s former Deputy Controller Finance and Accounts (DCFA) have been arrested for embezzlement and causing huge loss to the state exchequer,” said an official spokesperson of the state Vigilance Bureau.
The spokesperson informed that Board’s Accounts Assistant Hina was arrested earlier by the VB in
this case. “Hina, in connivance with the two said officials, have caused huge loss to the government exchequer to the tune of Rs 1,56,91,063 via internet banking,” added the spokesperson. “Hina, resident of Kharar’s Manav Enclave, transferred all this money to her accounts vis-Ã -vis to the accounts of her relatives through the use of internet banking. She transferred this money through 172 different transactions to multiple bank accounts,” said the spokesperson.
After the probe, it came to light that Sucha Singh Bandi and Jagdeep Singh Saini never cross-checked the cash book with the bank transactions, said the spokesperson adding that it has, thus, been established that these two officials were involved in the misappropriation of Government funds.In this regard, the Bureau had already registered a case against them under sections 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station Kharar, SAS Nagar.