Dehradun, June 4 -- DM Karmendra Singh

Dehradun, 3 Jun: Taking strict action in the Haridwar Land scam case, 3 senior officers including the District Magistrate of Haridwar, Karmendra Singh, were suspended today by the state government on the orders of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. So far, 10 officials have been suspended in the case while the services of 2 officials have been terminated.

The move is being claimed by the government and the ruling party, the BJP, as a decisive move against corruption. Among those suspended today include District Magistrate Karmendra Singh, IAS officer Varun Chaudhary, who was the then Municipal Commissioner in Haridwar, and PCS officer Ajayveer Singh, who was SDM at the time of the land scam. With ...