CBI Files Third Chargesheet in Rs 504 Crore Haryana Government Fund Scam, Names Six IAS Officers and Bank Officials:

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its third chargesheet in the Rs 504-crore Haryana government fund scam. The chargesheet was filed on September 2, 2026, before the Special CBI Court in Panchkula.

The latest chargesheet names 19 accused, including six IAS officers of the Haryana cadre, three officials of IDFC First Bank, one official of AU Small Finance Bank and nine other Haryana government officials. They have been accused of conspiracy, cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence, misuse of government funds, falsification of accounts and corruption under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Corruption Act.

According to the CBI investigation, the accused government officials allegedly worked with bank officials to carry out the fraud in a planned manner. Government funds from eight Haryana departments and organisations were transferred from different empanelled banks to selected branches of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.

The CBI said financial rules and fraud-prevention guidelines of the Haryana Finance Department were violated during the process. The money was then allegedly transferred to people and entities that had no connection with the government departments. The funds were moved through several bank accounts, converted into cash and allegedly used to illegally benefit the accused.

The scam affected the Department of Panchayat, Municipal Corporations of Panchkula and Kalka, Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad (HSSPP), Haryana Labour Welfare Board (HLWB), Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB), Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), and Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL).

The total amount involved in the alleged fraud is estimated at Rs 504 crore.

The CBI had taken over the case from the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau after a request from the Haryana government. Before the latest chargesheet, the agency had already filed chargesheets against 18 other accused, including bank officials, government employees, private individuals and companies.

With the latest action, the total number of people chargesheeted in the case has reached 37. The CBI has so far conducted 54 searches, arrested 26 accused, and seized evidence, including gold worth around Rs 20 crore.

The CBI has also taken over two related cases from Chandigarh. One involves Chandigarh Smart City Limited and the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, while the other concerns the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST). Chargesheets have already been filed in both cases.