Chandigarh: Former Punjab minister Sundar Sham Arora has been arrested in a case where he offered a bribe of half a crore to the Vigilance Bureau to save him from corruption cases. Former Punjab Minister Sundar Sham Arora was caught by the Vigilance Bureau late last night. The Vigilance Chief disclosed the entire matter in a press conference. Arora will be produced in court today. Sundar Sham Arora was a minister in Captain Amarinder Singh’s government.
The former vigilance minister is facing investigation in three cases including illegal acquisition of property. The team interrogated Arora twice. Realizing that a proper investigation was underway and that the vigilance had collected evidence against him, Arora planned to bribe AIG Manmohan Singh, who was investigating the case. It was also said that the officer will be offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore and will deliver the money to his home.
AIG Manmohan told his senior officers about this. The matter was immediately brought to the attention of the Chief Minister. After this, a trap was laid to catch the accused. The official directed the former minister to reach Cosmo Mall in Sirakpur with Rs.50 lakh. Vigilance arrested the former minister who arrived with the money. Meanwhile, two government witnesses were produced. Along with this, a case has been registered and investigation has been started.
This is the arrest of three former ministers in six months. Earlier, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who were ministers in the Captain’s government, were arrested.
