I-T raids Rana Gurjit's Rana Group of Companies in Chandigarh
Income Tax Department raids Former Punjab Cabinet Minister Rana Gurjit Singh's company in Chandigarh around 9.30 am on Friday morning. The alleged involvement of Rana Gurjit Singh in the alleged fraud in the sand mining case has made headlines lately, as a result of which the minister had given his resignation to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, as the Minister of Power and Irrigation. Punjab Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh stepped down from his post in January. “Yes, I have resigned. Now, it is up to the Chief Minister and the party high command to take further action. In fact, I had resigned earlier also when my name was dragged into the sand mine auction controversy,” Rana Gurjit Singh said in the statement earlier. The company -Rana Sugar Limited, Rana Poly Pack Ltd., Rana Informatics Ltd are situated in Chandigarh, Sector 8. The raid began by five officials of the Income Tax department. The documents are being investigated. Further Details awaited. -PTC News
