Chandigarh, March 3 -- The state government has decided to chargesheet 13 Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officers for their alleged role in registering BS-IV vehicles after the cut-off date through unfair means.

The number of erring officers is set to increase as the role of three IAS and seven PCS officers is also under the scanner, people familiar with the matter said. Most of these vehicles are costly SUVs or other premium vehicles, said officials.

The officials against whom the transport department has recommended chargesheet include PCS officers Rajnish Arora, Rajpal Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Ram Singh, Jaspal Brar, Harbans Singh, Vikram Painthe, Dev Darshan, Bawlinder Singh and Swaranjit Kaur (now retired). The names of three IAS officers...