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Telu Ram in the custody of Vigilance.
To crack down on corruption by the Punjab government, the Vigilance Department is continuously raiding different offices. In the Transportation tender scam case in Ludhiana, where former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu has already been accused of scam. At the same time, in this matter, the Vigilance has started tightening the noose on the close of the minister.
Let us tell you that on the previous day, the Vigilance team arrested Telu Ram, the contractor who took the contract of transport by putting fake numbers on the vehicles in the Food Supply Department. In this case, apart from Jagroop Singh and Sandeep Bhatia, a case was registered against the government officials under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
It is being told that Vigilance has got 3 days remand of accused Teluram from the court. Vigilance had sought a remand of 5 days from the court but got remand for only 3 days. Telu Ram was produced on behalf of Vigilance in the court of Sumit Kakkar judge today. Telu Ram can make many important revelations in police remand, due to which many leaders and officials of the city have got a ruckus.
In this complete investigation, it will also come to the fore that how many vehicles were sent on a daily basis and which officers were commissioned and in which states these vehicles were sent. Where were the godowns arranged for grain?
Meenu Pankaj Malhotra absconding, who claims to be the PA of the former minister.
Minister’s PA absconding
The Vigilance team raided the house of former cabinet minister KPA, Meenu Pankaj Malhotra. It is being told that Meenu Pankaj Malhotra had already come to know about the raid, after which he is absconding from the spot. It is being said that Telu Ram has been arrested in the FIR lodged by Vigilance and Meenu Pankaj Malhotra has a good relationship with Telu Ram, along with that some of his money partnership is also being told with Teluram. Is . Due to which Vigilance is looking for Meenu Malhotra.
Talk about Meenu Malhotra, although he is a Congress worker, but he has been calling himself the PA of the minister. Meenu Malhotra lives in Jawahar Nagar Market. Giving information, SSP Vigilance Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu said that Meenu Malhotra’s house was raided but he escaped already after locking the house. This was done in the Red Transport Tender scam case. Meenu Malhotra will be taken into custody soon for questioning.
Ashu told conspiracy
Former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu has termed this case as a conspiracy. He said that the tenders are allotted by committees headed by DC. The AAP government is doing this because of political vendetta. Ashu’s councilor wife Mamta Ashu had also said that if her husband did wrong, then punish him. But CM Bhagwant Mann is doing this to divert attention from the problems of the state.
Accused on Ashu, benefited 20-25 people
Ashu is being accused of a tender scam of Rs 2,000 crore. Vigilance is probing it. Ashu was accused by small contractors of malpractices in the labor and transportation tenders in the mandis of Punjab. 20-25 people were benefitted by ignoring small contractors. However, Ashu had to say in this matter that this tender is allotted by committees headed by DC. Charges are being made against him under conspiracy. Truth will prevail.