Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested Dharmendra Singh Sandhu, one of the “illegally-appointed” directors of the PACL Limited, in connection with Pearls Agrotech Corporation Limited (PACL Limited) scam, in which around five crore gullible investors were defrauded of around Rs 50,000
A former Principal Director of the Department of Health and Family Welfare was granted interim pre-arrest bail by the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench in connection with probe into alleged corruption in the erstwhile National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
The Punjab government has shifted the investigation into the Pearl Group chit fund fraud to the Vigilance Bureau. As per orders, the Vigilance Bureau will take over the FIRs related to the scam registered in Ferozepur.
Our ReporterDimapur, Sep. 14 (EMN): Risings People’s Party (RPP) has written to the State Crime Police Station to investigate into the alleged extortion by Rural Development (RD) department with regard to PMAY-G scheme in the state. A RPP letter undersigned by its generally secretary, Amai Chingkhu, and the secretary, Akum Longkumer, addressed to the Officer in Charge of State Crime Police Station, PHQ, on September 13, claimed that it has received complaints from over the state pertaining to the PMAY-G scheme and subsequent threats to the beneficiary villagers. The letter, which was posted on face book page called “Rising People’s Party,” RPP stated that they have received complaints that the “RD department is harassing the poor beneficiates at the behest of NDPP-BJP coalition.” It has termed as a serious issue which cannot be ignored by the Crime Branch. The letter mentioned that, years back thousands of beneficiaries were identified and a first installment of INR 22,000