Chandigarh, April 10 -- The Haryana government on Thursday placed two IAS officers, Pradeep Kumar of the 2011 batch and Ram Kumar Singh of the 2012 batch, under suspension in terms of rule 3(1) (a) of the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969. Separate orders regarding the suspensions were issued by chief secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday night. While no reason was ascribed for the suspension of the two officers, who were promoted from the state civil service to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said the action is linked to the ongoing investigations into the alleged misappropriation and embezzlement of government funds by private sector banks, IDFC First, AU Small Finance and Kotak Mahindra. The state government officially did not comment on the reasons behind the suspensions. Officials said Pradeep Kumar served as member secretary of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board from August 31, 2022 to December 10, 2025, a period now under scrutiny for the HSPCB's banking transactions. The regular case registered by CBI in the IDFC First Bank case said that occurrence of crime took place between September 26,2025 to February 23, 2026. Ram Kumar Singh held the post of Panchkula municipal corporation commissioner from July 10, 2025 to January 28, 2026, during which the alleged misappropriation of funds took place in the urban local body, officials said. Rule 3(1) (a) of the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969, states that if, having regard to the circumstances in any case and, where articles of charge have been drawn up, the nature of the charges, the state government or the central government is satisfied that it is necessary or desirable to place under suspension a member of the service against whom disciplinary proceedings are contemplated or are pending, that government may pass an order placing him under suspension. Before their suspension, Pradeep Kumar was posted as director, state transport, and Ram Kumar Singh was posted as special secretary, revenue and additional CEO, Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority. During the suspension period, both officers shall be entitled to subsistence allowance in accordance with rule 4 of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, and their headquarters will be the office of Haryana chief secretary (Services-I Branch) at Chandigarh, the suspension order said....