The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken major action in the Panchkula Municipal Corporation scam. IAS officer RK Singh has been arrested in this case. Raids were also conducted at his residences in Chandigarh and Karnal. Actually, an account of Panchkula Municipal Corporation was opened in the branch of IDFC First Bank located in Sector-32, Chandigarh. Later, in collusion with bank officials, approximately Rs 79.46 crore was embezzled.
After the matter came to its notice, the Haryana government handed over the investigation to the CBI. CBI found the role of the then Commissioner and Senior Accountant of Panchkula Municipal Corporation suspicious. After getting solid evidence, CBI on Thursday arrested IAS officer Ram Kumar Singh (RK Singh), because at that time Ram Kumar Singh was the Commissioner of Panchkula Municipal Corporation. The central agency has already arrested the senior accountant.
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Chargesheet filed against 17 so far
CBI has filed chargesheet against 17 people including six bank officials, three Haryana government officials, two companies and six other individuals. Investigation has revealed that the officials in collusion committed embezzlement by sending government money to shell companies through fake fixed deposits and debit notes in the Sector-32 branch of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.
CBI investigation has also revealed that the account opened in the name of Panchkula Municipal Corporation in Chandigarh was opened in violation of the rules of the Finance Department of Haryana. CBI said that wrong information was filled while opening the accounts, so that the fraudulent transactions could be hidden later.
IAS officer Ram Kumar Singh colluded with IDFC First Bank officials. Handed over several signed checks to the bank through its intermediaries in the name of fixed deposits. Investigation revealed that no FD had been opened in the bank. Instead, money was withdrawn through checks and spent in shell companies. The control of these companies was with the accused bank officials.
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Scam worth more than Rs 500 crore in eight departments
About Rs 504 crore has been embezzled in eight departments of Haryana. The scam of Panchukala Municipal Corporation is also included in this. About Rs 79.46 crore has been defrauded in collusion with bank officials.
What is the matter?
In the same year, the Haryana government came to know about channeling of funds to shell companies through non-existent fixed deposits and debit notes amounting to about Rs 504 crore in eight of its departments. On February 23, Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Panchkula registered a case. The role of five IAS officers was found suspicious.
After this the responsibility of investigation was handed over to CBI. On May 14, CBI raided Panchkula and Chandigarh and seized important documents. Investigation revealed that approximately Rs 79.46 crore of Panchkula Municipal Corporation was embezzled from the IDFC First Bank branch located in Sector-32 itself. CBI is also investigating two other cases related to Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL), Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and Crest Chandigarh.
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