Ludhiana City Centre multi crore Scam: Court discharges CM and 30 others.

Chandigarh, Nov.27 (H.S.): A Ludhiana court here on Wednesday discharged Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and all other accused in the alleged Rs 1,140 crore Ludhiana City Centre scam.

Sessions judge Gurbir Singh accepted the closure report presented by the state vigilance bureau and discharged all the 31 accused. The charges against us have been rejected, Amarinder Singh told reporters outside the court. He said he knew from the first day that it was a false case.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh welcomed the city court’s verdict, dismissing the charges against him and others accused in the City Centre scam case, as a victory for them in their fight against what was brazenly an act of political victimisation.

Talking informally with media persons outside the court soon after the judgment was pronounced, the Chief Minister said the truth had prevailed and their stand against the politically motivated charges had been fully vindicated.