Mohali, July 22 -- A local court has acquitted four former Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation (PUNSUP) officials in the 12-year-old alleged Rs.2.56-crore wheat embezzlement case. The court held that the vigilance bureau failed to prove any misappropriation, basing its investigation on "Ambiguous and inconclusive" physical verification and audit reports while ignoring crucial records that could have established the actual stock position.

The accused faced trial in a case registered on March 7, 2014 by the vigilance bureau, flying squad-1, Mohali, under Sections 409, 201 and 120-B of the IPC and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The acquitted individuals include PUNSUP district manager Indermohan Singh, field officer Raj...