MOGA, 22 November 2025 — The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered an FIR against Moga Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Charumita over alleged irregularities in approving a Rs 3.7-crore compensation award for land along the Dharmkot–Shahkot stretch of National Highway-703, officials said.
VB SP Manjit Singh said the FIR, filed under Sections 13(1)(a) and 13(7) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, follows findings from a joint inquiry by the Revenue and Public Works departments. The probe was requested by the PWD after Charumita was chargesheeted in September and she was suspended by the state government on November 6.
Officials said the land had originally been acquired in 1963 by PWD (B&R), Ferozepur, for road construction. However, during the 2014 highway widening project, the same land was treated as “newly acquired,” leading to approval of compensation worth Rs 3.7 crore in 2019. The payment was allegedly granted without verifying the original 1963 records, which were reportedly missing at the time.
Since Moga was part of Ferozepur in 1963, the disappearance of archival revenue records has placed the Ferozepur district administration under scrutiny. An FIR regarding the missing files was registered earlier this month following a complaint by the Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur.
After Charumita’s suspension, Moga officials resumed the search for the archival files. On November 13, the 1963 revenue record for the land was recovered. Senior officials said the rediscovery “opened a Pandora’s box,” raising suspicions that multiple individuals may have fraudulently claimed double compensation—first in 1963 and again in 2019 as if it were newly acquired land.
SP Vigilance Manjit Singh said the FIR against Charumita is based on departmental inquiry findings. “Further investigations are underway to identify all beneficiaries, officials involved, and the financial loss to the state exchequer,” he said.
