Chandigarh, Nov. 5 -- Days after removing senior IAS officer AK Sinha from the post of chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and appointing Basant Garg, a 2005-batch IAS officer in his place, the Punjab government on Monday terminated the services of director (power generation), PSPCL, Harjit Singh, citing alleged misappropriation of funds that reportedly led to inflated fuel costs at state-run thermal power plants.

The action comes shortly after the suspension of chief engineer Harish Sharma, who was incharge of the Ropar and Goindwal Sahib thermal plants, on similar charges of irregularities in fuel procurement and costs.

According to the termination order, fuel costs at Guru Gobind Sin...