Panchkula, June 25 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Saurav Sharma, a data entry operator with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), in connection with the Rs.645-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case involving the siphoning off of Haryana government funds. He was produced by the CBI in a Panchkula court on Wednesday and sent to four day remand.

Sharma, a Dera Bassi resident working in the HSPCB accounts section, allegedly collaborated with private individuals and bank officials to illegally route government money into private accounts, resulting in a loss of Rs.169 crore to the HSPCB.

Seeking his custodial remand, the CBI told the court that Sharma facilitated the opening of an account in IDFC First Bank des...