The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two separate chargesheets in connection with the alleged misuse of public funds involving the Haryana Government and Chandigarh Smart City Limited. The total financial loss caused across the two cases is estimated at Rs 657 crore. According to investigators, the suspected fraud resulted in a loss of Rs 504 crore to the Haryana Government and Rs 153 crore to the Chandigarh administration.
Latest Filings in Panchkula Special Court
In the case concerning the Haryana Government, the CBI submitted its latest chargesheet before the Special CBI Court in Panchkula. This document marks the second chargesheet filed by the central agency in this specific matter. The newly submitted legal document names two private individuals who are alleged to have directly benefited from the proceeds of the crime. Previously, the investigative agency had named 15 accused individuals in its initial filing, a list that included three government officials, six bank officials, two corporate entities, and four private individuals.
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Smart City Project Probed in Chandigarh
In a separate but related development, the investigative agency filed its first chargesheet concerning funds linked to Chandigarh Smart City Limited. This document was submitted formally before the Special CBI Court in Chandigarh. A total of seven people have been named as accused in this initial smart city probe filing. Among those listed by the investigators are five bank officials, one official from Chandigarh Smart City Limited, and one private individual.
Jurisdictional Transfer and Ongoing Investigation
The central agency took over the core Haryana investigation after it was officially transferred from the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. Similarly, the Chandigarh-related cases were reassigned to the central bureau from the local Economic Offences Police Station. According to agency officials, both cases involve serious allegations of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, forgery, cheating, and multiple offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The bureau added that the wider investigation is still actively underway, and supplementary chargesheets could be filed before the respective courts as the probe moves forward.
