Panchkula, June 1 -- A Panchkula court has dismissed the regular bail applications of two employees of zila parishad office in connection with an alleged Rs.9.72-crore Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) scam. Additional sessions judge Amit Sharma held that the accusations against Gagandeep Goyal (35) of Sector 19, a computer operator, and Anil Kumar (block coordinator) of Panchkula's Bagwali village, were serious in nature and that they had allegedly misused and misappropriated public funds while holding positions of trust and responsibility.

Noting that Gagandeep Goyal's earlier bail plea had already been dismissed, the court observed that no ground was made out for grant of bail. It also cited the requirement of a fair and unhindered...