Vigilance Bureau arrests Civil Surgeon office Clerk for amassing disproportionate assets

Chandigarh(The Uttam Hindu): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested Jaswinder Singh, a clerk posted in the office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths, Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. An official spokesperson for the Punjab VB said the arrest followed a thorough investigation stemming from a vigilance inquiry.

He added that the said accused Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Gobind Nagar, near Fatehgarh Octroi, Hoshiarpur, was found to have incurred expenditures amounting to Rs. 1,23,13,727 during the check period from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2016. However, his total income during this period was Rs. 88,15,520, leaving an unexplained excess expenditure of Rs. 34,98,207. The spokesperson further informed that the disproportionate assets have been categorized as illicit wealth under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Consequently, a case has been registered against aforementioned Jaswinder Singh at the VB Police Station, Jalandhar Range. Further investigations into this case are underway.