The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday said they had unearthed another alleged scam regarding fraud in labour cartage, transport tenders and works in grain markets by contractors in connivance with concerned officers/employees at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.
As per vigilance sleuths, one of the accused in the SBS Nagar case is already in jail in the Ludhiana grain lifting tender scam. According to the bureau, a case has been registered against three contractors besides government officers/employees on Friday at the VB police station Jalandhar, for committing fraud and embezzlement causing huge loss to the state exchequer. The role of other tenderers and government officials/employees of the district will be probed in due course of time, investigating officers said.
A spokesperson of the bureau on Friday said that the scam came to light while they were probing a case of mismansagement in labour and transportation tenders and works in the grain markets of SBS Nagar. A case in this regard had been registered on September 22 against contractors Telu Ram, Yashpal and Ajaypal (all from Udhanwal, Balachore tehsil) under section 420, 409, 467, 468, 471, 120-B and section 7, 8, 12, 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station VB, Jalandhar.
During the probe It came to light that Telu Ram, Yashpal and Ajaypal had purchased many properties under their names and under the anmes of their family members.
As per details, Telu Ram is already in jail in the Ludhiana…
