CBI registers case against former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda for alleged irregularities in plots allocation

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda is under the CBI scanner in a case involving alleged irregularities in the allocation of industrial plots at Panchkula, when he was the chairman of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). 

As the CBI registered a case to probe the alleged irregularities and corruption, Hooda said this was a case of personal vendetta. 

The case, handed over from the Vigilance Bureau of Haryana to the CBI, has named the chairman of HUDA, three former bureaucrats, 13 beneficiaries and some unknown officials of HUDA and the state government.

Since the former Chief Minister is the chairman of HUDA, his role will be investigated by the agency. 

After registering the case on Monday May 16, 2016 the CBI carried out searches at 16 locations including Chandigarh, Panchkula, Faridabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Rohtak against the former bureaucrats and beneficiaries, who are alleged to have used their links in getting industrial plots in Panchkula. 

According to the FIR, industrial plots were given to 14 people by allegedly manipulating certain provisions of allotment, which allowed them to submit their applications even after the last date of submission ended. 

The FIR stated that all the 14 people, who had been allotted lands had submitted their applications on January 24, 2012, despite the last date of submission being January 6, 2012