Haryana sacks 4th official in Rs 593 crore bank fraud case

Chandigarh: The Haryana govt has dismissed Amit Dewan, former director (finance) of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited, after he was indicted for his alleged involvement in the Rs 593 crore bank fraud involving govt fundsThe dismissal order, issued on Friday by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, cited grave misconduct and abuse of official authority. Dewan, a UHBVN official who was on deputation to the corporation, is accused of bypassing standard procedures to manipulate the transfer of around Rs 100 crore into unauthorised accounts. He is also alleged to have accepted bribes by Rishav Rishi, the main accused, in the case. Dewan, who was arrested on March 18, and remains in judicial custody, is the fourth official to be sacked in connection with the scam. Naresh Bhuwani, a former superintendent of the development and panchayats department, and Randhir Singh, chief accounts officer of Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, were dismissed from service in the last week of April. Haryana State Agriculture and Marketing Board had sacked Rajesh Sangwan, an under-suspension controller of finance and accounts, last week. The investigation began in Feb after the Haryana State Vigilance uncovered alleged fraudulent withdrawals worth Rs 593 crore across multiple govt departments. While the bureau had arrested 15 people, including bank officials, govt officials and private persons, the CBI is now probing the case. MSID:: 130796645 413 |