Karnal, July 12 -- A group of activists has alleged significant discrepancies in the execution, documentation and reporting of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys conducted at major archaeological sites in Haryana, raising questions over the reliability of the findings.

The surveys at five sites, approved by the Haryana State Archaeology and Museums Department, were conducted last year by a team from IIT-Kanpur.

The allegations are based on documents obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by activist Raj Kumari of Yamunanagar-based Maitreya Trust.

Citing RTI records, another social activist, Rajesh Kumar, filed a complaint on the CM window portal in June. Similar complaints have been filed with the State Vigilance and Ant...