Dehradun, Jan. 24 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered the immediate suspension of Amitabh Srivastava, Director of Home Guards (Deputy Commandant), after he was found involved in a scam related to the procurement of uniform materials in the Home Guards and Civil Defence Department.

The Chief Minister has also directed the constitution of a Joint Inquiry Committee to investigate the matter.

The case pertains to the procurement process of uniform materials for Home Guards during the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26, in which allegations of financial irregularities in the tender process surfaced.

A report submitted to the government by the Director General, Home Guards and Civil Defence, Dehradun, highlighted a lac...