Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has questioned the state government over the Rs 590 crore fraud in one of IDFC First Bank branches in Chandigarh and asked what action it has taken.

"What action did the Haryana government take?....the Haryana government should be capable of finding out the culprit in the case in a day...," Hooda, who is Leader of Opposition, said in the state assembly.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the state government is taking the matter seriously.

"We have been proactive in catching this fraud... When some glitches were noted, we asked for statements, and those, too, did not match. Therefore, the government decided to transfer all the money to an authorised bank, with interest... ...