CHANDIGARH: The Punjab vigilance bureau on Friday registered an FIR against two sarpanchs, eight panchs, two panchayat secretaries, one junior engineer, 10 firms and four private persons for misappropriation of panchayat funds received in lieu of acquisition of panchayat land pertaining to five villages in Patiala district.
These villages include Akari, Sehra, Sehri, Takhtumajra and Pabra in tehsil Rajpura of district Patiala and their land was acquired for the Amritsar-Kolkata integrated corridor project. The vigilance bureau has registered a case under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 13(1) A and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused for the misappropriation of compensation amount received for the purchase of total 1,103 acres, three kanals and 15 marla land of these five villages.
