FIR against two officers of Himachal Pollution Control Board, a case related to corruption

Shimla, September 09: FIRs have been registered against two officers of Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board. Cases against both are pending in the court. One officer is named in a case related to corruption, but surprisingly, no action has been taken against that officer by the Pollution Control Board. This information has come to light during the ongoing monsoon session of Himachal Assembly in Shimla.

In a written reply to the question of Bharmour MLA Dr. Janak Raj, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that at present police cases are registered against two officers in Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board. The first case has been registered against the then Environmental Engineer of Regional Office Kullu, Chandan Kumar Singh, under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Police Station Kullu on 9 July 2017. The Chief Minister said that this case is pending in the District Court of Kallu and no departmental action has been taken in this regard. Chandan Kumar Singh is currently working as an Environmental Engineer in the Head Office Shimla.

The Chief Minister informed that the second case has been registered against the then Environmental Engineer Atul Parmar of the Regional Office Bilaspur. Regarding this, Atul Parmar informed the Pollution Control Board on 16 August 2024 that on 1 July 2023, Constable Ajay Kumar of Bilaspur lodged a complaint against him that when he was on duty on the National Highway, Atul Parmar disobeyed his orders.

On this, SP Bilaspur informed the Pollution Control Board on 28 August 2024 that at present this matter is pending in the CGM Court Bilaspur. The next hearing in this case is scheduled on 4 November 2024.