Chandigarh: The Vigilance Bureau has arrested former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under a case pertaining to Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).
Official sources said that he was arrested from Amloh in connection with the recent arrest of DFO Guramanpreet Singh under PCA by the Vigilance bureau. The arrested DFO and contractor Hummy are learnt to have give details indicating to wrong doings in forest department following which Dharamsot has been arrested. The former minister had links with the arrested forest officials, said sources.
He is accused of being involved in illegal felling of over 25,000 trees.
A Khanna-based reporter from a Punjabi daily has also arrested in the case.
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