Rs 597 crore IDFC First Bank scam: Haryana suspends two IAS officers

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Thursday suspended two IAS officers in connection with the Rs 597 crore IDFC First and AU Small Finance Bank scam.

The suspended officers are Ram Kumar Singh, a 2012 batch officer, who was the Additional CEO of Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority, while 2012 batch officer Pardeep Kumar was the Director of State Transport and Special Secretary in the Transport Department.

As per the official order, during the suspension, the headquarters of both officers will be at the office of the Chief Secretary.

Last month, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted searches at 19 premises across Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Gurgaon and Bangalore in connection with the IDFC First Bank case. During the searches, more than 90 bank accounts have been frozen, and incriminating material in the form of digital as well as documentary evidence has been seized, the ED had said in a statement.

The ED's Chandigarh Zonal Office said that the money was misappropriated from accounts of the Haryana government, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and other government agencies.