Patiala, August 22

After complaining to the Punjab Vigilance Department about the allocation of a tender worth Rs5 lakh of the Rajpura MC for sterilisation of dogs, the complainant in the case, Ravinder Kumar, has approached the police alleging that he had received threat calls.

Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Rajpura, had filed a complaint to the Vigilance Department demanding a probe into the allocation of work of sterilisation of dogs by the Municipal Council. He said the department had allocated the tender worth about Rs5 lakh to an individual who was otherwise a contractor for construction works. He added: “The allottee then sublet the contract to an NGO which is not acceptable according to law.”

Ravneet Singh, Executive Officer at the Rajpura MC, said: “The tender allotment is as per law. The allottee is a member of the NGO, as such he can apply on its behalf. Also, around 530 dogs were sterilised in the given time period. We have all records pertaining to it.”

Ravinder said: “I had filed a complaint to the Vigilance Department against the officials of the Municipal Council of Rajpura. But during the inquiry, I was threatened with a criminal case. I have lodged a complaint with the police as well.”

The DSP, Rajpura, said no inquiry in this regard had been marked to him yet. — TNS