CBI chargesheets 5 Haryana IAS officers in Rs 504-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case

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IAS Officers and Their Roles":"Vineet Garg, a 1991-batch IAS officer, was previously the chairman of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has held key positions in departments such as excise and taxation. Saket Kumar, a 2005-batch IAS officer, has served as the additional principal secretary to the chief minister and is now the commissioner of the housing-for-all department. Mohammad Shayin, a 2002-batch IAS officer, previously served as the deputy commissioner of Chandigarh and is now the commissioner of the housing-for-all department.","

Fraud Details":"The fraud involved the illegal diversion of funds from eight Haryana government departments and bodies into specific branches of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank. The funds were misappropriated through fraudulent means and transferred to third parties who were not connected with government departments. The amounts so transferred were layered through multiple bank accounts and converted into cash, enriching the accused.","

Investigation and Arrests":"The CBI took over the investigation from the state Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau at the government's request. 3 IAS officers have been arrested, including Pankaj Agarwal and R K Singh, who were suspended. A third IAS officer, Pradeep Kumar, was arrested in June on the day he was due to retire. 3 more senior IAS officers have been chargesheeted in the case. 26 of 37 accused in the case have been arrested."}