Vigilance Bureau summons former CM Charanjit Singh Channi in DA case
Chandigarh, April 11: The Vigilance Bureau has summoned former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to join an investigation into a disproportionate assets case. Sources close to the matter have confirmed the summon and said Channi will appear before the bureau at 10 am on Wednesday.
The bureau 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. Last month, the Vigilance Bureau was alerted to the fact that Channi was planning to fly abroad, prompting them to issue a lookout circular against him on March 7.
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The assets of Channi, his family members, and his aides are being investigated for allegedly amassing more wealth than their declared sources of income. Rumours suggest certain contractors have been given preferential treatment by the former CM. Last year, Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate with Rs 10 crore, which was suspected to have been obtained by helping mining contractors and in the transfer and postings of officials. Channi has denied any wrongdoing and claims the arrest of his nephew was a vendetta orchestrated by central agencies.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has publicly questioned Channi's absence, but all attempts to contact him have been unsuccessful.
- With inputs from agencies
