Overview
- Haryana dismissed superintendent Naresh Kumar from the Development and Panchayats Department without a departmental probe.
- Authorities allege an organised scheme that moved public money through a fake firm, Swastik Desh Projects, into personal accounts in IDFC First Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, Union Bank of India, and HDFC Bank.
- The dismissal order cites ₹6.45 crore sent in 14 transfers to Kumar and his family, plus a Fortuner SUV and a Mohali house as illicit gains.
- The case shifted from a state anti-corruption FIR in Panchkula to a CBI probe after Kumar’s arrest and interrogation about departmental bank accounts.
- Reports tie the case to a ₹590 crore IDFC First Bank fraud figure, which stems from official statements rather than independent confirmation.