Punjab: Vigilance Bureau Arrests Former Deputy CM OP Soni in Disproportionate Belongings Case
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Final Up to date: July 09, 2023, 21:43 IST
The Vigilance Bureau has initiated disproportionate belongings instances in opposition to a number of Congress leaders together with former CM Charanjit Singh Channi. (Picture: ANI file)
The Vigilance Bureau alleged that OP Soni's household expenditure was greater than their earnings from April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2022
Punjab’s Vigilance Bureau on Sunday arrested former deputy chief minister OP Soni in an alleged disproportionate belongings case. The company alleged that Soni had amassed belongings disproportionately to his recognized sources of earnings in the course of the interval of 2016 to 2022.
An official spokesperson of the VB stated that a case has been registered beneath sections 13 (1) (b) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station VB, Amritsar Vary in opposition to Soni following an inquiry, which was ordered on October 10, 2022.
Divulging extra particulars, the spokesperson stated that from April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2022, the earnings of the previous Deputy CM and his household was Rs 4,52,18,771 whereas the expenditure was Rs 12,48,42,692, which was Rs 7,96,23,921 or 176.08 per cent greater than his recognized sources of earnings.
The bureau alleged that the previous deputy CM had made properties within the identify of his spouse Suman Soni and son Raghav Soni.
The Vigilance Bureau has initiated disproportionate belongings instances in opposition to a number of Congress leaders together with former CM Charanjit Singh Channi.
Earlier on July 5, Congress chief Charanjit Singh Channi appeared earlier than the Vigilance Bureau in Mohali in reference to a disproportionate belongings case. The bureau is inquiring into the allegations in opposition to Channi of allegedly amassing belongings disproportionate to his recognized supply of earnings.
Channi was earlier grilled by the sleuths of the vigilance bureau twice in June and April.
After being questioned, Channi slammed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for unleashing a “false propaganda" in opposition to him.
“An enormous false propaganda was unleashed in opposition to me that I personal Rs 169 crore value of properties. I wish to ask the chief minister that you just launched a propaganda in opposition to me that I'm wealthy and I've large belongings value Rs 169 crore.
“You've the (vigilance) division and you're within the authorities and I'm difficult that the main points of Rs 169 crore value of properties be printed in newspapers," he stated.
Channi stated he owns solely two homes, two places of work and a store and gave particulars on this regard to the bureau.
(With PTI inputs)
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