chandigarh the punjab vigilance bureau vb on monday arrested shivranjan singh former sarpanch of gram panchayat chabewal in hoshiarpur district for collecting rent on panchayat shops and kiosks to the tune of rs 804 lakh through fake receipts the rent amount was not deposited in the panchayats bank account shivranjan had been absconding for more than three months harminder singh a resident of chabbewal village assumed the post of sarpanch on december 31 2018 and found misappropriation in funds collected as rent of shops and kiosks it came to light that former sarpanch shivranjan while collecting the rent of these shops had not issued original rent receipts of the panchayat to the shopkeepers but handed over fake receipts and no entry of the rent amount was made in the panchayat recordlater the block development and panchayat officer hoshiarpur2 while investigating the scam found that shivranjan had collected rs 804 lakh by forging rent receipts and a case was registered at chabbewal police station on october 13 2022