Taking stern action against corrupt Government officers, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Tuesday ordered to file an FIR against nine officers of the Forest Department in an alleged scam of over Rs4.99 crore under the National Rural Employment Generation Act (NREGA) in Ambala district by preparing fake record. The matter had been lingering for many years. The decision was taken keeping with the commitment of the State Government to provide a corruption-free, transparent and fair administration.
Accepting the recommendations of Director General, State Vigilance Bureau, the Chief Minister has ordered registration of cases against the then Divisional Forest Officer (T) Ambala Jagmohan Sharma, Ambala Range Forest Officer Gokul Sharma, Naraingarh Range Forest Officer Rajesh Rana, Range Forest Officers of Saha namely Prashant Sharma, Vinod Kumar, lakshman Das and Deepak Alavadi, Deputy Superintendent Office of DFO Ambala (T) Chander Mohan and Assistant of the then Account Officer, office of Chief Conservator of Forest, Panchkula Surender Kumar Nagar.
Apart from filing an FIR, departmental action would also be initiated against the officers and officials under Section 7 and a fine of Rs16, 62,080 would also be slapped on them.