India, Nov. 7 -- Moga additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Charumita Shekhar, a 2014-batch Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officer, has been placed under suspension for her role in a controversial land acquisition worth Rs.2 crore in the district.

Taking cognizance of the Punjab and Haryana high court's stern observations over contradictory reports in the land acquisition for a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) project, Punjab chief secretary KAP Sinha ordered the PCS officer's suspension on Thursday evening.

The high court is set to hear the case on Friday.

The court had earlier indicated its inclination to hand over the probe to an independent investigating agency in view of discrepancies in the inquiry reports.

Shekhar, who wa...