Vigilance bureau raids Malout councillor's residence, shop

Bathinda: Punjab vigilance bureau on Wednesday searched the residence and a shop of Malout municipal councillor Sham Lal, who was arrested for his alleged role in the recently busted recruitment scam.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) councillor was arrested on June 27. The searches began before noon and continued till the filing of this report. A source in know of the investigations said a nine-member team searched Sham's properties, and collected some documents pertaining to the job scam.So far, 26 persons have been arrested in the scam.
Meanwhile, AAP am Aadmi Party (AAP) demanded the arrested of Shiromani Akali Dal's Muktsar unit president, Dyal Singh Kolianwali, on Wednesday and that the probe into the scam be monitored by the Punjab and Haryana high court. AAP MP Bhagwant Mann alleged, "Mere arrest of Akali councillor Sham Lal is not enough as Kolianwali is behind the scam. He should also be arrested. Sham could not have run the job racket on his own, without the backing and support of Kolianwali. So, unless Kolianwali he is arrested and made to join the investigations, the probe by the vigilance bureau will not go too far and bring the actual culprits to justice." When contacted, a DSP in Punjab Police's vigilance bureau, DSP Yogi Raj nothing could be said about what was found in the searches at present. in the vigilance bureau said, "We are collecting details. Nothing can be said till the completion of the search."