Panchkula, March 6 -- A court in Panchkula on Wednesday, granted two days of additional police remand for accused Ribhav Rishi and Abhay Kumar in connection with Rs.590-crore Haryana government funds fraud case involving IDFC First Bank. The remand was granted to the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB) to continue its investigation into the alleged financial irregularities.

The investigation agency had sought a seven-day police remand for the former officials of the bank. Earlier, the accused had already been placed under a seven-day police remand following their arrest last month. Meanwhile, co-accused Swati Singla and Abhishek Singla have been sent to judicial custody.

A case was registered on February 23 under various se...