The VB claimed the officer amassed wealth by illegally favouring some construction companies during his tenure as officiating Chief Engineer, GMADA, besides transacting in the accounts of his family and their "bogus" firms to adjust the "black money".
The Vigilance teams have also conducted simultaneous raids at nine places related with the investigations in Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Mohali, Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, B K Uppal said.
He said the agency has also booked Gurmej Singh and Mohit Kumar of M/s Ek Onkar Builders and Contractors Pvt. Ltd, Gurinderpal Singh Tinku of M/s Rajinder and Company Pvt Ltd, Amit Garg of Oasis Technologies pvt Ltd. And promoters- directors of other firms/companies associated with Surinderpal Singh, Superintendent Engineer.
"He had unduly favoured contractors after alteration in terms of tenders and collected commission from them through his conduit," Uppal said.
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Giving details, Uppal Said that a thorough probe was done on the basis of vigilance enquiry against Surinderpal Singh and others and a case relevation provisions of the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act was registered at police station VB Flying Squad-1, Mohali, against the accused.
"He was officiating as Chief Engineer in GMADA, Mohali, since 2016 and was recently repatriated to the Mandi Board. Earlier, he remained posted as Executive Engineer Punjab Mandi Board, Mandi Board Ludhiana, Executive Engineer Mandi Board Mohali-2 and Executive Engineer Mandi Board Jalandhar.
"Besides, he was holding eight charges simultaneously at Mandi Board Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, GMADA, Exen C-1, GMADA, Exen C-2 and GMADA," Uppal said.
He informed that in alleged connivances with higher authorities and officers, he was having an influence over other junior officers and contractors and committed multi- crore scandal in development projects.
"He even flouted Standard Bid Document (SBD) without any approval from higher authorities which was implemented by the state government to keep transparency in bidding process and enhanced capacity of Ek Onkar Builders to allot big tenders to this firm," he said.
Uppal further informed that the accused Surinderpal Singh had also sub-letted the construction work of 200 feet road joining junction 73/74 to NH 21 at Chandigarh-Kharar road amounting to Rs 645 crore by flouting all rules.
He also said that during his tenure more than 200 development works amounting to Rs 1030 crore were allotted to various contractors out of which works having costs of Rs 230 crore were allotted to Ek Onkar firm.
Uppal said that Surinderpal Singh had incorporated three firms in the name of his mother and wife namely - Award Agro Traders Pvt. Ltd, Asees Agro Seeds Pvt. Ltd and Easter Agro Traders Pvt Ltd.
He further said during investigations, it has come to light that Rs 40 crore have been deposited in the accounts of these bogus companies from 2012 to 2016 without having any business transactions.
"In addition to this, inter-transfer of money was also being carried out by these firms and have purchased land worth crores in the name of these companies," he said.
Surinderpal transferred the ill-gotten money in the accounts of his family members and diverted to their firms which was his own creations to adjust the black money, he said.