A massive search operation by Punjab Vigilance Bureau was conducted at the residence of former DGP Punjab Sumedh Saini in Sector-20 in Chandigarh lasted for over 7 hours and finally, the police team came out at 3 am with empty hands.
Two dozen police personnel including Punjab Vigilance Bureau AIG Gagan Ajit Singh, SSP Varinder Brar raided the Kothi last evening. Sources claimed that a case under Benami property has been registered against former DGP. If sources are to be believed, a total of 6 people including former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini have been booked in this case.
Even after getting blanket bail in many cases, the troubles of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini do not seem to be diminishing. A case of Benami property was registered against Saini by the team of Punjab Vigilance Bureau at around 4 pm on Monday and four hours after the registration of the case, around 8 pm, Punjab Vigilance Bureau's AIG Gagan Ajit Singh, SSP Varinder Brar, and two dozen police personnel raided his Kothi in Sector-20, Chandigarh.
However, former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini was not found at Kothi. Despite this, the team of Punjab Vigilance Bureau conducted a search operation in his house for over seven hours. While the officials were seen shying away from speaking anything in this matter. Surprisingly, not only the Mohali team of the Bureau was involved in this raid, but police personnel from Patiala and other areas were involved.
The Kothi which former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini was reportedly purchased by Saini in 2018 from a person named Neemrit for 6.5 Crores. Due to which a new case has been registered. It is learnt that a team of technical experts was called and the measurement of the kothi was done besides video graphed during the entire raid.
The Vigilance team conducted a search operation about 4 times in the basement built inside the Kothi during the search operation. Sources claimed that the team suspected that some important papers were also kept in the middle of the items kept inside the basement. However, the team does not have any specific documents in hand.
Sources said it seems Saini had already received the information about the Vigilance Bureau team reaching the Kothi following which he left immediately.
(By Dinesh Sharma)