Vigilance Bureau arrests former Punjab deputy CM OP Soni in disproportionate assets case

Chandigarh | July 9, 2023 09:27 PM IST

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Former Punjab Deputy CM OP Soni. (File Photo)

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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Sunday arrested former Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni over his alleged involvement in a disproportionate assets case.

An official spokesperson of the VB said that a case (FIR no. 20 dated 9/7/2023) has been registered Under Sections 13 (1) (b) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station VB, Amritsar Range, against OP Soni following investigations in the inquiry, which was ordered on October 10, 2022.

He added that during between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2022, the income of the former Deputy CM and his family was Rs 4,52,18,771 while the expenditure was Rs 12,48,42,692, which was Rs 7,96,23,921 or 176.08 per cent more than his known sources of income. During this period, Soni had made properties in the name of his wife Suman Soni and son Raghav Soni.

The spokesperson further said that investigations in this case are on.

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Vigilance Bureau arrests former Punjab deputy CM OP Soni in disproportionate assets case

An official spokesperson of the VB said that a case (FIR no. 20 dated 9/7/2023) has been registered Under Sections 13 (1) (b) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station VB, Amritsar Range.