Chandigarh, Apr 09: The Haryana Government on Thursday placed two IAS officers, Pradeep Kumar of the 2011 batch and Ram Kumar Singh of the 2012 batch, under suspension in terms of rule 3(1) (a) of the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969.
While no reason was ascribed for the suspension of the two officers, who were promoted from the state civil service to the Indian Administrative Service.
It said Pradeep Kumar served as member secretary of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board from August 31, 2022 to December 10, 2025, a period now under scrutiny for the HSPCB’s banking transactions.
The regular case registered by CBI in the IDFC First Bank case said that occurrence of crime took place between September 26,2025 to February 23, 2026.
Ram Kumar Singh held the post of Panchkula municipal corporation commissioner from July 10, 2025 to January 28, 2026, during which the alleged misappropriation of funds took place in the urban local body.
Before their suspension, Pradeep Kumar was posted as Director, State Transport, and Ram Kumar Singh was posted as Special Secretary, Revenue and Additional CEO, Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority.
During the suspension period, both officers shall be entitled to subsistence allowance in accordance with rule 4 of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, and their headquarters will be the office of Haryana chief secretary (Services-I Branch) at Chandigarh, the suspension order said.
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