Karnal, Dec. 11 -- Jind deputy director of agriculture (DDA) Girish Nagpal on Wednesday was given a clean chit in a corruption case, 17 months after he was suspended following a complaint by chairman of Haryana Gau Seva Ayog, Sharwan Kumar Garg.

The state government has also revoked the suspension order.

Nagpal was suspended on July 17, 2024, days after he raided a Safidon-based pesticide company over alleged online sale of the pesticides, after which Garg had filed a complaint to the chief minister, levelling corruption charges against the officer. However, no reason was mentioned in the official suspension order issued by the department. Two panels were formed to investigate the matter in August and December 2024 respectively. They re...