Following the directions from a court, the Delhi Police has registered a cheating case against Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
In November last year, a Delhi court had directed the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police to register an First Information Report (FIR) against Sirsa for alleged misappropriation of funds during his tenure as the secretary general of the DSGMC.
According to a senior police official, the case against Sirsa and others was registered on Thursday for cheating and embezzlement of gurdwara funds by making huge unjustified payments, totalling around Rs 1 crore, for the purchase of tents, blankets and tarpaulin from sham companies.
“It was registered on the basis of a complaint by one Bhupinder Singh, who is one of the stakeholders in the funds received by the DSGMC,” said the senior police official.