Punjab seeks two months to probe illegal properties

Punjab government on Wednesday sought two months to complete the probe on alleged illegal properties owned by high ups in the periphery of the city.

Punjab government on Wednesday sought two months to complete the probe on alleged illegal properties owned by high ups in the periphery of the city. They stated that handing over the investigation to Special Court would further delay investigations.

The state did not give its consent for handing over the investigation of the case to a Special Court,as suggested by a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Expressing strong disapproval over the delay caused by the Punjab Police in the case,the High Court on Wednesday asked counsel for Punjab to take conclusive steps to complete the probe and report to the High Court within three weeks.

The development took place during the resumed hearing of a PIL arising out of a suo motu notice taken by Justice Ranjit Singh of the High Court. Equating the significance of the case to that the infamous 2G spectrum case,the HC had asked Punjab to explain why the probe should not be handed to a Special Court.

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In total,around 1,035 acres of Panchayat land is under illegal possession in SAS Nagar. An affidavit to this effect was filed by S C Agrawal,Chief Secretary of Punjab last week. Also,the report stated that in only two cases variations and discrepancies between the information as disclosed by the officers and collected during the inquiry. The report was prepared by a SIT as ordered by the HC.

Information from a total of 2,734 officers was sought by the SIT of which information regarding 115 officers do not tally,as either they have not disclosed their properties in the prescribed proforma issued by the inquiry officer or in the annual property returns.

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