Properties of 2 attached for forging challans

Deepkamal Kaur

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 1

The Enforcement Directorate today attached properties of two accused in the Rs 2-crore embossing fund scam in the office of Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner. The issue dated back to February 2012.

Those whose properties have been attached were Charanjit Singh, clerk who worked at the office of Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner, and Rajesh Anansd, owner of finance company Fair Deal Capital Services. Charanjit reportedly used to forge stamps to misappropriate NRIs’ funds in connivance with Rajesh.

Inquiry officer in the case Gurvinder Kaur has issued orders of attachment of one plot of Anand measuring 4 marla 151 sq feet at Maan Singh Nagar in Suchi Pind. Charanjit’s house in 7.5 marla at Mukerian, which stands in the name of his wife Shashi Salgotra, has also been attached. The scam was originally unearthed by an auditing team of the government after which four persons were booked, including Charanjit and Anand. The other two accused in the case were brothers Ajay Soni and Yogesh Soni, owners of another finance company and residents of New Harbans Nagar. The ED is still investigating financial regularities on part of Soni brothers.

The foursome had been collecting money from NRIs by putting up forged challans for receiving power of attorney from them. But, they did not deposit it with the treasury.