The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office has provisionally attached immovable property worth ₹53.64 lakh belonging to Sukhwinder Singh, former Range Forest Officer of Budhladha Forest Range, Punjab. The attachment was made on 24 July 2025 under money laundering investigations linked to the multi-crore forest scam in Punjab. The ED initiated its probe on the basis of two FIRs registered by the Vigilance Bureau, Flying Squad – I, Mohali, Punjab under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 1988.Investigations conducted by the ED revealed that Sukhwinder Singh procured bills from various non-existent entities and transferred government funds to the bank accounts of different private individuals. Subsequently, he received the funds back in cash from these persons. Through this modus operandi, he managed to acquire proceeds of crime to the tune of ₹53.64 lakh, highlighting how a mere forest range officer accumulated such illicit wealth.
