Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday arrested former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in a corruption case and in connection with another FIR, whose contents have not been disclosed.
A top vigilance official said Saini on his own reached the Bureau office at 8 pm saying he wanted to join investigation in the corruption case against him.
The official said later during questioning it was decided to arrest him. “The legal process subsequent to his arrest is on. The details may be shared tomorrow,” he said.
Saini had moved the high court on Tuesday apprehending the arrest.
His petition, seeking directions to the investigating officer not to arrest him for “any other additional offences” in the corruption case against him, was today dismissed as withdrawn by the HC.
Former DGP Saini arrested in corruption case
