Panchkula, May 27 -- A local court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Vikram Singla, 48, a resident of Sector 27, Chandigarh, who was booked by the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Panchkula, on April 24 in connection with the alleged illegal sale of Pearls Agrotech Corporation Limited (PACL)-attached land in Raipur Rani.

The accused was booked under Section 7(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act along with Sections 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 238 (causing disappearance of evidence), 318(4) (cheating), 338/336(3) (forgery), and 340(2) (fraudulently or dishonestly uses a forged document or electronic record) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the vigilance bureau, tehsildar Vikram Singla, Kanu...