IDFC First Bank Misappropriation Case: CBI Files First Chargesheet in ₹504-Crore Scam
All the accused are currently in judicial custody
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed its first chargesheet before a Special Judge (CBI) court in Panchkula in a case involving alleged large-scale misappropriation of Haryana government funds.
A total of 15 accused have been chargesheeted, including six bank officials from IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, three public servants from the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd, Development and Panchayat Department, and Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, two shell entities with their three partners or directors, and one private individual.
All the accused are currently in judicial custody. They have been booked for offences including criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence, and violations under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The agency said investigation against these 15 accused has been completed with respect to the offences cited in the chargesheet.
The case relates to the alleged siphoning of ₹504 crore from bank accounts of various government departments, involving bank officials in alleged connivance with public servants.
The case was initially registered by the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana, and was later transferred to the CBI. Further investigation into other accused persons and alleged irregularities in additional departments is ongoing, and supplementary chargesheets are expected.
