The permission has been granted below part 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), in response to which no police officer shall conduct any inquiry or investigation into any offence alleged to have been dedicated by a public servant, with out the earlier approval of the competent authority.
With the federal government’s go-ahead, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can now name the officers for questioning, sources mentioned.
They mentioned the CBI had moved a request to proceed towards the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers primarily based on the disclosure statements of the accused and the investigators may look into numerous administrative approvals that allowed the depositing of presidency funds in personal banks.
The CBI carried out searches at a number of places in Chandigarh and Panchkula on Thursday in reference to the bank-scam case and seized monetary information and digital proof linked to the alleged fraud.
Sure officers of the IDFC First Financial institution and the AU Small Finance Financial institution, in connivance with public servants from numerous Haryana authorities departments, had allegedly misappropriated authorities funds by means of fraudulent means, an official assertion mentioned on Friday.
Sixteen accused have thus far been arrested within the case.In an announcement, a Haryana authorities spokesperson had lately mentioned “an inquiry committee constituted in February 2026 by the Director, Improvement and Panchayats Division, had uncovered irregularities and discrepancies in accounts operated in IDFC First Financial institution and AU Small Finance Financial institution. Primarily based on the committee’s report and supporting paperwork, the case was referred to the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) for felony investigation”.
Subsequently, on February 23, an FIR was lodged on the SV&ACB police station in Panchkula below numerous sections of the PCA and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The matter was subsequently handed over to the CBI.
