India, Jan. 24 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered the immediate suspension of DIG and Deputy Commandant General (DCG) Home Guards Amitabh Srivastava for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities related to the procurement of uniforms in the Home Guards and Civil Defence department.

Dhami has also directed the formation of a joint inquiry committee to investigate the irregularities, which relate to the financial year 2024-25, involved the purchase of uniforms worth approximately Rs.1 crore at an inflated cost of Rs.3 crore, officials said.

The issue came to light after Director General (DG) of Home Guards PVK Prasad noticed that a fresh tender issued for 2025-26 had been floated at the same inflated r...