The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Monday arrested former Congress Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu in an alleged corruption case related to food grains transportation tenders during the previous Congress regime in the State.
The arrest came hours after Congress leaders presented themselves before the Vigilance Bureau by reaching its office in Mohali, and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government of indulging in “political vendetta” by targeting Congress leaders to cover up its failures in fulfilling its election promises.
The arrest was made based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered against contractors Telu Ram, Jagroop Singh, and Sandeep Bhatia, apart from the owner-partners of Gurdas Ram and Company on August 16 under Sections 420, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Sections 7, 8, 12, 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act in Ludhiana. The case was registered after the verification of a complaint made by complainant Gurprit Singh.
