Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday arrested Conservator of Forests, Planning, Vishal Chauhan, IFS, in connection with case No. 6 dated 02-06-2022 under Section 7 and 7-A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120B of IPC to get money from colonizer Davinder Singh Sandhu.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said that VB has arrested Conservator Vishal Chauhan IFS after conducting investigations and interrogation of the already arrested Divisional Forest Officer of Mohali Guramanpreet Singh and Contractor Harmahinder Singh alias Hammi in the case no.6 dated 02-06-2022 on the basis of other highlighted events and documentary evidences.

During the investigation, his direct role has come to light in connivance with the Guramanpreet Singh and Hammi with the intention of getting hefty bribes from colonizer Davinder Singh Sandhu by threatening departmental and police action against him. As a result of this, VB has arrested Vishal Chauhan after naming him as the accused in this case on the basis of the tangible evidence and investigation is being carried out further. /BI/