DA case: Ex-CM Charanjit Singh Channi to appear before VB on April 20
VB is reported to have prepared a source report on Channi’s assets and when he appears, a list of the assets he owns will be requested and compared to the source report
Former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi will appear before the vigilance bureau (VB) in a probe related to disproportionate assets (DA) on April 20.
Channi, who was summoned to join the probe on Wednesday, expressed his inability to join the investigation through an email after which the VB allowed him to appear on April 20.
The VB is reported to have prepared a source report on Channi’s assets and when he appears, a list of the assets he owns will be requested and compared to the source report. On March 7, the VB had issued a lookout circular against Channi, apprehending that he may fly abroad.
The assets of Channi, his family members and his aides are being investigated for allegedly amassing more wealth than their declared sources of income.
The VB probe is also linked to the arrest of a property dealer from Kharar, who had worked closely with Channi and his family, said a VB official.
Last year, Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was arrested by the enforcement directorate with ₹ 10 crore, which was suspected to have been obtained by helping mining contractors and for transfer and postings of officials.
Channi has denied any wrongdoing and claims the arrest of his nephew was a vendetta orchestrated by central agencies.