The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed its first chargesheet before a special court in Panchkula in a case of misappropriation of Haryana government funds by two private sector banks — IDFC First and AU Small Finance – state government officials and private individuals.
A total of 15 accused persons have been chargesheeted, comprising six bank officials, three public servants of the government of Haryana belonging to Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Development and Panchayat department and Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, two shell entities along with their three partners/directors, and one private person.
All accused persons are presently under judicial custody. They have been chargesheeted for offences including criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Investigation in respect of all 15 chargesheeted accused persons has been completed in relation to the offences for which the chargesheet has been filed.
Investigation against the other accused persons and about the misappropriation in other departments is going on and additional chargesheets will be filed shortly, CBI sources said.
The case pertains to the alleged misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 504 crore, allegedly siphoned off from bank accounts of various government departments of Haryana by bank officials in criminal connivance with public servants posted at the departments concerned.
The case was originally registered by the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana, and was subsequently transferred to the CBI for investigation.
