CM asks police to probe ₹17cr embezzlement

HARYANA SUBSIDY SCAM Agriculture dept officers allegedly forged thumb impressions of farmers and siphoned off subsidy

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday directed the police department to register an FIR and investigate into embezzlement of subsidy amounting to Rs 17 crore in the agriculture department.

He also ordered suspension of a woman veterinary doctor for allegedly tampering with government documents and causing lose to the state exchequer, an official release said on Thursday.

The release said that Khattar ordered action after the additional principal secretary to the chief minister Rakesh Gupta, who presided over a review meeting of nodal officers of various departments regarding complaints received on CM Window, here handed over the report of the meeting to him.

Khattar took a serious note of embezzlement of Rs 17 crore subsidy in the agriculture department which was meant for a fountain set and underground pipeline for the farmers.

It is alleged that officers of the agriculture department forged thumb impressions of farmers and embezzled government subsidy. He also directed to lodge an FIR against those involved in a case of misappropriation in the horticulture department. The complaint alleges that by making fake cluster of horticulture department in Baliyali village of Bhiwani district, money was drawn fraudulently.

Khattar has directed suspension of Ritu, veterinary doctor posted in Sonepat, for allegedly going on foreign visits without permission and drawing money from the state exchequer by tempering with government documents.

KHATTAR ALSO ORDERED SUSPENSION OF A WOMAN VETERINARY DOCTOR FOR ALLEGEDLY TAMPERING WITH DOCUMENTS