Land scam case: Arrest warrant issued against bank manager

Investigation has revealed that the accused had connived with Naresh Sheokand, the then District Revenue Officer (DRO), Panchkula. Bhim Singh also allegedly encashed four Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) of Rs 10 crore each, all related to NHAI and of the same bank, and also transferred two FDRs of Rs 20 crore each to private people. The balance amount of the latter was transferred to an account of HSIIDC, Panchkula, from where it was further siphoned off, the vigilance report states.

The vigilance team has also highlighted that the accused further misappropriated Rs 45 crore from the account of Senior Account Officer of the Administrator, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), Rohtak, and transferred it to NHAI to cover the shortfall caused due to misappropriation.

However, the amount was returned when the matter came to light. “In this manner, more than Rs 92 crore of government money was siphoned off, while Rs 295 crore was recovered back in government accounts,” reads the statement.

Singh, along with Naresh Sheokand, was booked under sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 467, 468, 471 and 120 B of the IPC at State Vigilance Bureau police station, Panchkula, on July 22.