Sucha Singh Langah

He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 on an Akali Dal ticket from Dhariwal.^[5] He was made a cabinet Minister for Public Works Department during 1997-2002. In 2007 he was re-elected from Dhariwal^[6] In 2007, he was made again a cabinet minister and given portfolio of Agriculture. In 2012, he unsuccessfully contested from newly formed constituency Dera Baba Nanak.^[7][8] His video with a girl went viral on social media and a case was lodged against him. He was later granted bail.

In 2002, the Vigilance Bureau registered an FIR against Sucha Singh Langah alleging assets worth ₹12–13 crore disproportionate to known income. Then in February 2015, a Special Mohali Court convicted Langah, sentencing him to 3 years imprisonment and imposing a ₹1 crore fine. His associate Amrik Singh Mohali also received the same sentence, and eight co-accused were acquitted.^{[9][10][11][12]}

In 2017, Langah faced serious allegations of rape, extortion, cheating, and criminal intimidation. A woman constable from the Punjab Police accused him of repeatedly raping her since 2009, claiming that he had exploited her under the pretext of providing employment and had also recorded a compromising video of the incident.^[13][14]

The FIR was later expanded to include Section 295A for allegedly hurting Sikh religious sentiments.^[15]