Punjab: VB clerk arrested over disproportionate assets

The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested a clerk posted at the birth and death registrar’s office here for having assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The bureau spokesperson said the accused, Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Gobind Nagar, was found to have spent the following amount: ₹1.23 crore in the period between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2016.

However, his total income during this period was only ₹88.15 lakh leaving an unexplained expenditure ₹34.98 lakh, VB spokesperson added.

The spokesperson further said that the disproportionate assets are classified as illicit wealth under the Prevention of Corruption Act under which a case has been registered against the accused at VB police station in Jalandhar district.