Ludhiana, April 10 -- An FIR has been registered against a Ludhiana-based firm in connection with alleged manipulation of a Punjab Roadways bus tender floated from its headquarters in Chandigarh. The case relates to suspected irregularities in the bidding process through which the firm secured a government contract. Police have booked Tanveer Singh of Fastrack Digital Solution Pvt Ltd in connection with the case.

The tender pertains to hiring buses on a kilometre-basis payment model under which private operators are paid according to the distance covered on designated routes.

According to the complaint, the firm was declared a successful bidder despite allegedly not attending a mandatory pre-tender meeting and failing to meet essential ...