State vs. Pankaj Agarwal & others — IDFC First Bank Rs 657-crore scam

CBI filed its first chargesheet in an alleged Rs 75.34-crore CREST fund diversion case in Chandigarh, naming 13 accused including IDFC First Bank officials and CREST staff. Further investigation is underway with additional chargesheets likely to follow.

An IPS officer was arrested in connection with a fake drug bribery scheme involving Rs 3 crore. The officer allegedly sought money to 'fix' a CBI case related to a counterfeit medicine racket. Several politicians were also found to be involved in the investigation.

The CBI arrested Haryana IAS officer Pradeep Kumar in connection with an alleged Rs 504 crore fraud at IDFC First Bank's Chandigarh branch. The investigation revealed that public funds belonging to eight Haryana government departments were allegedly siphoned off through forged or non-existent fixed deposits and fraudulent transactions routed to shell entities. Former bank officers were also accused of facilitating the opening of accounts and fraudulent transactions.

CBI chargesheeted 33 accused in a cyber fraud case involving a Delhi executive defrauded of Rs 50 lakh. The scheme used fake 'digital arrest' claims to extort money. The accused include proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and money mules who routed funds.

CBI investigation into a Rs 504-crore bank fraud and fund siphoning case involving Haryana. Multiple chargesheets have been filed naming bank officials, state public servants, companies, and private individuals including a realtor and jeweller. Statutory deadlines were missed for some accused, resulting in default bail grants.

Punit Garg, former director of RCOM, has been accused in an alleged Rs 40,000 crore money laundering case. He was arrested by the ED on January 29, 2026, and chargesheeted. His bail plea was rejected by the trial court and is now pending before the Delhi High Court.