AMRITSAR, Sept. 1 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Sunday arrested Lakhbir Singh, the then block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) at Jandiala Guru in Amritsar district, and Manjinder Singh, ex-sarpanch, gram panchayat Gehri Mandi, in district Amritsar, for embezzling Panchayat funds to the tune of Rs.24 lakh.

The BDPO is presently posted at Block Ghall Khurd in Ferozepur district.

A VB official spokesperson said this case has been registered on the basis of a complaint filed by a resident of Gehri Mandi village.

"A technical team of VB conducted an investigation regarding misappropriation in development funds received by the said gram panchayat from 2013 to 2017. During the probe, it has come to light that during the chec...