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Vigilance arrests former MLA Satkar Kaur and her husband

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According to the Vigilance Bureau, in 5 years, the income of former MLA Satkar Kaur Gehri was 1.65 crores and she has spent 4.49 crores. (Photo: Facebook/Satkar Kaur)

The Vigilance Bureau has taken into custody the former MLA Satkar Kaur Gehri and her husband Jasmail Singh Ladi Gehri in the case of making assets beyond their sources of income.

According to the Vigilance Bureau, in 5 years, the income of former MLA Satkar Kaur Gehri was 1.65 crores and she has spent 4.49 crores.

There is a difference of 2.84 crores between income and expenditure.

No record of expenditure in excess of income was provided to the vigilance during the ongoing investigation since April.

Satkar Kaur and Ladi Gehri will be produced in the court and police remand will be obtained for questioning.

It is hoped that many other properties will be disclosed.

Satkar Kaur was a former Congress MLA from Ferozepur Rural Constituency.

She joined the BJP when she did not get a ticket in the 2022 assembly elections.

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