Chandigarh, April 24 -- The Haryana government dismissed a senior official of the Development and Panchayats Department after a major financial fraud involving the alleged siphoning of government funds through shell entities and fraudulent banking transactions came to light.

According to an official order, Naresh Kumar, a superintendent in the department, has been removed from service with immediate effect following his arrest on April 6, in connection with a multi-crore corruption case. The dismissal has been carried out under provisions of Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution, citing that a regular departmental inquiry was not reasonably practicable given the gravity and complexity of the case.

The case pertains to large-scale financ...