Chandigarh, May 22 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed its first chargesheet in the Rs.504-crore misappropriation of Haryana government funds, naming 15 accused, including bank officials, public servants and private entities, in what is being described as a large-scale, organised financial fraud.

The chargesheet was filed within 90 days of the registration of the February 23, 2026, FIR by Haryana anti-corruption bureau (ACB). The CBI had on April 8 registered a regular case replicating the ACB FIR.

As per Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the chargesheet must be filed within 90 days from the date of arrest for offences punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of ...