Overview
- The CBI arrested Parveen Kumar, the then senior accounts officer of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board, and produced retired IAS officer Pradeep Kumar before a special CBI court which remanded him to judicial custody, actions reported on July 2, 2026.
- Investigators say the probe centers on an account at IDFC First Bank’s Sector 32 branch that was used to place irregular fixed deposits and to issue fraudulent debit notes that diverted HSPCB money.
- The agency alleges the HSPCB lost about ₹169.35 crore and that the case forms part of a wider scheme that siphoned nearly ₹504 crore from eight Haryana departments.
- CBI filings show 17 people have been charge-sheeted, six bank officials are among the named accused, and the total number of arrests in the broader investigation has reached 25.
- Investigators are now analysing bank records, digital communications and file notings to map who authorised the transactions and identify alleged shell entities and other beneficiaries which could lead to more charges and prosecutions.