Yacht Party with Russian Girls, Panchayat Superintendent dismissed from Job in Rs.590 crore IDFC Bank Fraud
In Haryana, the Superintendent of the Panchayat Department has been dismissed from job in connection with the Rs.590 crore IDFC Bank fraud. Rs.590 crore of the Haryana Govt has been embezzled by some employees of IDFC Bank.
Naresh Kumar, Superintendent of the Panchayat Department, originally from Jagrambas village in Charkhi Dadri district, currently resided in Aero City, Mohali. The accused was arrested at his home in Mohali.
Earlier, two IAS officers were suspended in this case. Ram Kumar Singh, an IAS officer of the 2012 batch, has been suspended with immediate effect. He was working as Additional CEO of the Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority and also held charge in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
In a separate order, Pardeep Kumar-1, an IAS officer of the 2011 batch, has also been suspended. He was serving as Director of State Transport and Special Secretary in the Transport Department.
Why has he been dismissed?
A video of IDFC Bank manager Ribhav Rishi has surfaced. He can be seen arranging a party for government officials. He took them to an island and hosted a private party with Russian girls on a yacht.
A video of this party was found on the mobile phones of the accused arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The nearly three-minute video shows Ribhav Rishi, the then branch manager of IDFC First Bank in Chandigarh, along with Panchayat Department Superintendent Naresh Kumar, and others enjoying a party.
The accused Naresh Kumar has taken Rs 1 crore 35 lakh from Swastik Desh Project Company in the form of accounts and cash, including Rs 40 lakh on November 13, Rs 10 lakh on November 27, Rs 40 lakh on November 15 and Rs 10 lakh on November 27.
Impressed by the ostentatious lifestyle of the Swastik Desh Project Company, Superintendent Naresh also purchased a Fortuner, receiving 2.5 million rupees from the accused. The accused also deposited approximately 1 million rupees into his daughter’s account.
The investigation revealed that Naresh Kumar was in constant contact with Ribhav Rishi and Abhay and played a key role in the commission of the crime. He also acted as a broker between the four accused and the officers involved in banking and the company.
The case is being investigated by CBI. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the CBI Special Court, Haryana, that accused Swati Singla and her brother, Abhishek Singla, had received Rs 292 crore from funds of Haryana government departments’ accounts parked in the IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank. Click here to know where Rs. 590 crore went and who embezzled money.
