CBI Court Sentences Eight Officials in Rs. 55 Lakh PWD Fraud Cas The CBI Court Dehradun, on 20.03.2026, has convicted and sentenced Deepak Kumar Verma, LDC; Madan Pal, Mate; Mani Ram, Beldar; Surendra Kumar Kaushik, Driver, Kasim, Beldar (Retired) of PWD Haridwar; Sukhpal Singh, UDC Chatar Singh, Roller Driver, of PWD Roorkee and Palu Das, Asst. Treasury Officer, Treasury Haridwar, to Rigorous Imprisonment for Two Years with a total Fine of Rs. 2.85 Lakh in Rs. 55 Lakh PWD Fraud Case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the instant case on 09.08.2003 on the orders dated 07.05.2003 of Hon’ble High Court of Uttarakhand passed in the matter of Civil Writ Petition (MB) No. 368/ 2003, 370/ 2002, 580/ 2002, 589/ 2002, 592/ 2002 transferring the investigation of Crime FIR No. 194/ 2002 of PS, Ranipur, Haridwar. It was alleged that during the years 2001–2002, certain officials of the Public Works Department, Haridwar, in collusion with private individuals, fraudulently withdrew government funds by issuing and encashing forged and unauthorized departmental cheques amounting to Rs. 55,10,511. After the completion of investigation, CBI filed a charge sheet on 15.06.2005 against 12 public servants and 08 private persons. During the course of the trial, 04 accused persons, namely, Ravindra Shrivastava, Sukhchand Tyagi, Dharmendra Kumar Bhatnagar and Ilamchan died, and the trial against them was abated. Further, 07 accused persons, namely, Rekha Negi, Punam Verma, Pratibha, Sanjay Kumar, Chandrawati, Rajpal, and Reena Srivastav, pleaded guilty and were accordingly convicted separately earlier by the Ld. Trial Court. The Hon’ble Court, after the trial, convicted and sentenced the accused accordingly, while acquitting Pradeep Kumar Verma (a private individual) of all charges. *******