: Thursday, 24 July 2025 7:45 pm
Chandigarh Sunil Bansal, the then Senior Accounts Officer of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HSVP), has a serious charge of embezzling ₹ 68.71 crore government money. An investigation by Vigilance and Anti -Corruption Bureau, Panchkula has revealed that Bansal in 2018 along with bank officials transferred crores of rupees from HSVP accounts to his account in his account.
According to police investigation, the scam was carried out in two phases. A fake account was opened at Punjab National Bank, Manimajra branch without the permission of higher officials of HSBC. After this, an amount of ₹ 68.71 crore was transferred from the actual accounts of HSVP to this fake account. The investigation also revealed that Bansal deposited these cash in 85 different accounts, which he displayed as compensation, while no such land was acquired by HSVP.
The inqu Luxurious houses, flats, plots and two SCO areas were purchased in Panchkula and Derabassi. In Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, a healthcare unit was rented and an investment of ₹ 43 lakh was also made in it. In this unit, Bansal’s wife Sunita Rani’s 34 percent stake is stated.
Under the same dirty conspiracy, Bansal closed the fake bank account on 27 February 2019, a day before his retirement, to hide from the investigation. The case was revealed when a case was registered at Panchkula police station on 7 March 2023. Action was taken under FIR number 116 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of IPC. So far 12 accused have been arrested and the Vigilance Bureau is engaged in the process of attaching HSVP properties.
This case is not only a symbol of shameless loot of government money, but is also a document of a well -planned money laundering mechanism. Investigators are now focused on how many officials played an active role in this black money transaction, and how much transparency and monitoring levels in HSVP to protect against such incidents in future were increased.
The joint action of Chandigarh and Panchkula Police and Vigilance Bureau is expected that soon all suspected properties will be established legal control and this scam will be taken to the dock of justice.
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