Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday registered a case against Balbir Kumar Virdi, joint director of, the GST and excise department, for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The spokesperson further informed that during an in-depth investigation, it was proved that the said officer of the Punjab Excise Department had created more moveable and immovable assets than his actual income by misusing his official position. In this regard, a case under Sections 13(1) (b) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at VB Police Station Jalandhar Range. “The VB has been conducting raids to arrest the accused at the earliest,” the VB said. The accused had joined the probe with the VB under the orders of the Punjab and Haryana high court.

Source: Hindustan Times May 20, 2023 10:18 UTC