India, July 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested senior IAS officer Pardeep Kumar on Tuesday, the day he retired, for allegedly misappropriating about Rs 169 crore from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) funds.

Kumar, a 2011-batch IAS officer from the Haryana cadre who was promoted from the Haryana Civil Services, served as Member Secretary of the HSPCB from August 31, 2022, to December 10, 2025. He was later appointed Director of the Haryana Transport Department and suspended in April 2026, along with another IAS officer, on allegations of a scam.

According to the CBI, Kumar personally managed investment work at the HSPCB. He allegedly approved the transfer of board funds to IDFC First Bank's Sector-32...