Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) Just ahead of the visit of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Punjab, the Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday arrested former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Dharamsot, who was the Forest Minister in the previous Congress government led by Capt Amarinder Singh, is accused of being involved in illegal felling of over 25,000 trees.
Acting on the interrogation of earlier arrested Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Guramanpreet Singh and contractor Hummy, the police took Dharamsot into custody for the wrongdoings in the Forest Department.
The former minister had links with the arrested forest officials, said officials.
Along with him, a local journalist Kamaljit Singh, who was allegedly working as an aide, was also arrested.
ADVT
India
Ex-Punjab Congress minister held for corruption
MORE India ARTICLES
Biggest Terror Attack In Kashmir: Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 43 CRPF Jawans; JeM Claims Responsibility
The Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as a 20-year-old local boy from south Kashmir’s Pulwama distr
Biggest Terror Attack In Kashmir: Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 43 CRPF Jawans; JeM Claims Responsibility
Bollywood Joins Hands With Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art Of Living To Fight Drug Addiction
Celebrities Supporting The Drug Free India Campaign Include Sanjay Dutt, Varun Dhawan, Badshah, Kapil Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra And Many More.
Bollywood Joins Hands With Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art Of Living To Fight Drug Addiction
Wrestler-Turned-Smuggler Jagdish Bhola Held Guilty In Multi-Crore Drug Racket Case By Mohali Court
Former international wrestler and Arjuna awardee Jagdish Bhola was on Wednesday convicted by a CBI court here in a multi-crore drugs racket, busted by the Punjab Police in 2013.
Wrestler-Turned-Smuggler Jagdish Bhola Held Guilty In Multi-Crore Drug Racket Case By Mohali Court
BJP MLA Raju Narayan Todsam Celebrates Birthday With ‘Second Wife’, Thrashed By Mother
Police said Todsam and his ‘second wife’ Priya Shinde Todsam were accosted at the road show organised by his supporters to celebrate his birthday on Tuesday night.
BJP MLA Raju Narayan Todsam Celebrates Birthday With ‘Second Wife’, Thrashed By Mother
Three Sisters Burnt Alive In Amritsar House Fire
Mystery shrouds the death of three sisters who were burnt to death in congested Gali Mochian area located in Gate Hakima area in the walled city here on Wednesday evening.
Three Sisters Burnt Alive In Amritsar House Fire
You As PM Again, Says Mulayam Singh To Narendra Modi; Sonia Gandhi Amazed - WATCH
Mulayam Singh Yadav's comment may not please his son Akhilesh Yadav, one of the main players in efforts to forge a grand opposition coalition to take on PM Modi and the BJP in the national election.