Ludhiana, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau has attached eight properties and three bank accounts belonging to former deputy director of the Punjab food and civil supplies department, Rakesh Kumar Singla, his wife Rachna Singla, their sons Swaraj Singla and Siddarth Singla, following a court order in the ongoing graft cases against them. A VB spokesperson said the attachment order was issued by the Ludhiana court in a case lodged on April 19, 2023. The case was filed under Sections 13(1)(b) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The properties attached include five commercial shops in Khanna. Also attached are a flat in Sector 48, Chandigarh, an office space in the International Trade Tower at Mullanpur, SAS Nagar, and an SCO in the Lake Commercial Project in the Omax project, Mohali. "Additionally, the bureau has attached bank balances amounting to Rs.1.08 crore received by Rachna Singla as rental returns," the spokesperson added. This action is part of the broader investigation into allegations that Singla amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure.HTC...