Ludhiana, September 29
Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his family members had allegedly sent 13 sealed bags full of currency notes to a foreign country through hawala transactions using a Hoshiarpur-based money transaction company, the Vigilance Bureau claimed here today.
Bureau officials investigating the City Centre scam and re-looking into the Intranet scam claimed that the hawala transactions were revealed during the questioning of former additional advocate general Harpreet Sandhu. He was arrested yesterday on the charges of taking kicbacks in the project scam and for hushing up the Intranet scam.
SSP Kanwarjit Singh Sandhu said a vigilance team raided the Hoshiarpur-based company, Instant Global Money Transaction Private Ltd. today in this connection. The raiding team could not arrest Rakesh Chopra and Rajesh Chopra, who run
the company. Sandhu said investigations revealed that family members of the ex-CM used to send sealed bags along with a sealed envelope to a foreign country.
He said four bags were sent from the Moti Bagh Palace allegedly by Capt Amarinder Singh, six bags were sent by his son Raninder Singh and three bags were sent by his son-in-law Raminder, alias, Richi. He said Harpreet was the connecting link between the former CM’s family and the company.
Meanwhile, the Vigilance Bureau questioned Ashok Jaitki , chairman, Wool and Woollen Export Promotion Council regarding an undisclosed case.
