The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has filed its third chargesheet in the case involvng alleged misappropriation of Haryana government funds to the tune of Rs 504 crore, naming 19 more accused, including six IAS officers, bank officials and other government employees.
Those named in the latest chargesheet include six IAS officers of the Haryana cadre, three officials of IDFC First Bank, one official of AU Small Finance Bank and nine other Haryana government officials. The accused have been booked for offences including criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence, falsification of accounts, criminal breach of trust and abetment under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and also alleged bribery and criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The investigation found that government officials allegedly connived with bank officials to execute a planned scheme to siphon off public money. Funds belonging to eight Haryana government departments and organisations were transferred from various empanelled banks into specific branches of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank. The CBI had taken over the probe from the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau following a request from the state government.
The CBI said investigation in all three cases will continue against other suspects and accused, with the agency focusing on tracing the complete money trail and recovering the proceeds of the alleged fraud.
