Hearing on cancellation report against exDGP Virk deferred

SAS NAGAR : A local court on Thursday deferred the hearing on the cancellation report filed by probe panel in the disproportionate assets against former Punjab DGP SS Virk.

The cancellation report filed will come up for consideration on March 14 before the court of additional district and sessions judge, SAS Nagar, Puneet Mohan Sharma.

The investigating agency had moved court on February 27, seeking cancellation saying “they have found no evidence to substantiate the allegations”.

In September 2007, vigilance bureau had registered a case and arrested Virk on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and for misuse of his official position.

In March 2008, the VB had filed the main chargesheet against Virk for having "disproportionate assets" pegged at ₹16.86 crore and a supplementary chargesheet was filed in August 2008, wherein Virk was accused of having "unaccounted money" of ₹3.12 crore in more than 35 bank accounts.

Virk, a 1970 batch IPS officer, considered close to former chief minister Amarinder Singh, was suspended by the SAD-BJP government in connection with a land grabbing case. He was later reinstated and retired from his parent cadre.

THE INVESTIGATING AGENCY HAD MOVED COURT ON FEBRUARY 27, SEEKING CANCELLATION