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Chandigarh: Three booked in HPGCL employee suicide case
Three persons were booked for abetment of suicide at Sector 3 police station a day after an HPGCL employee reportedly jumped from the eighth floor of the Haryana Secretariat building in Sector 1, distressed over CBI questioning in a ₹590-crore IDFC bank fraud case. The accused include Amit Dewan, the recently dismissed HPGCL chief financial officer, and two other HPGCL employees, Rajesh and Arvind. The episode follows the arrest of Dewan in March by the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of Haryana.
Why It Matters
The timeline highlights ongoing anti-corruption investigations involving HPGCL and associated personnel, with potential implications for governance and accountability in the public power sector.
Timeline
3 Events
Three booked for abetment of suicide
May 5, 2026
Three persons, including Amit Dewan (the recently dismissed HPGCL chief financial officer, arrested March 18 by the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau) and two other HPGCL employees, Rajesh and Arvind, were booked for abetment of suicide at Sector 3 police station.
HPGCL employee's suicide at Haryana Secretariat building
May 4, 2026
An HPGCL accounts officer, reportedly summoned by the CBI for questioning in the ₹590-crore IDFC bank fraud case, jumped from the eighth floor of the Haryana Secretariat building in Sector 1. Police said the deceased was distressed over the CBI questioning. The fraud case had been registered in Haryana on Monday.
Amit Dewan arrested by State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (HPGCL CFO)
March 18, 2026
Amit Dewan, the recently dismissed HPGCL chief financial officer, was arrested by the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of Haryana.