By: Express News ServiceLudhiana | Updated: September 26, 2025 09:06 AM IST 3 min readSingla was booked by the vigilance along with former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) Thursday said that it has attached eight properties and three bank accounts belonging to former deputy director of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, Rakesh Kumar Singla, his wife Rachna Singla, and their two sons. The action was taken following a court order in the ongoing criminal cases against them, said the VB.A spokesperson said the attachment order was issued in case pertaining to an FIR dated April 19, 2023, registered under Sections 13(1)(b) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the IPC at Vigilance Bureau police station, Ludhiana range. The FIR relates to the disproportionate assets (DA) allegations against Singla and his wife.Singla was also a co-accused in the alleged foodgrain tenders allotment scam for labour, cartage and transportation in Ludhiana district for 2020-21 under the previous Congress government. He was booked by the vigilance along with former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu. However, Ashu was later granted relief by the high court.Singla’s attached properties include five shops at “The Celebration Bazar”, near Patwarkhana, on GT Road in Khanna; Flat No. 304 in Sector 48-A Chandigarh, an office space in the International Trade Tower at Mullanpur (SAS Nagar) and an SCO in the Lake Commercial Project in Omax project, SAS Nagar. Additionally, the bureau has attached bank balance amounting to Rs 1.08 crore received by Rachna Singla as rental returns from aforementioned properties, as well as rent amount of Rs 14.32 lakh and Rs 16.25 lakh received by Swaraj Singla and Siddharth Singla, respectively from other properties.The spokesperson further said that the court, in its order dated September 15 has restrained the accused and their legal heirs/attorneys etc from transferring or mortgaging these properties during the pendency of the case. This action is part of the broader investigation into allegations that Singla amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure.The spokesperson informed that the VB had previously registered the FIR after it emerged that Singla was involved in a criminal conspiracy, initially highlighted in another FIR dated August 16, 2022, where he was accused of corruption and embezzlement. Singla and his wife, residents Rajguru Nagar, Ludhiana, have been evading law enforcement, leading to the court declaring them as proclaimed offenders.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Punjab Vigilance Bureau