Chandigarh: The Mandi Board Superintendent Engineer Surinderpal Singh who was close to Badal’s during SAD-BJP regime owned assets worth Rs 1200 crore.
Chandigarh: The Mandi Board Superintendent Engineer Surinderpal Singh who was close to Badal’s during SAD-BJP regime owned assets worth Rs 1200 crore.
The State Vigilance Bureau have unearthed 92 properties worth crores of rupees amassed by Surinderpal Singh, chief engineer of GMADA which were purchased by five firms floated by him in the name of his family members and associates. In addition to this Rs. 57 crores were deposited in 3 companies owned by his family.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of Punjab Vigilance Bureau said as per the investigations conducted and searches made on various premises owned by the accused chief engineer so far, it has been found that he had purchased these properties with ill-gotten money in the name of companies or family members. He said further verifications were also under progress to uncover more assets owned by him or his family.
Giving details of his properties purchased in the name of various firms and his family members, he said about 92 properties have been purchased by Surinderpal Singh since 2001 to 2016, out of which about 42 properties were purchased in the name of Access Agro Seed Pvt. Ltd. Ludhiana, 5 properties by Award Agro Traders Pvt. Ltd. Ludhiana, 11 properties by Auster Agro Traders Pvt. Ltd., 20 properties of Akme Crushers and Builders Pvt. Ltd. Ludhiana, 2 properties of Ek Onkar Builders and Contractors Pvt. Ltd. Ludhiana and 12 properties were bought in the name of his family members and relatives. In addition to this, he had also purchased a 2 kanal kothi in Chandigarh in 2014 in the name of Award Agro Traders Pvt. Ltd.
The spokesperson further added that Access Agro Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Ludhiana was incorporated in March 2005 and directors of the company were Surinderpal Singh's wife Mandeep Kaur and mother Swarnjit Kaur. The acused had deposited approx Rs 20 crores in cash till March 31, 2016 in the company and further verification was being done in this case.
