Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested four individuals in connection with a massive Rs 590 crore embezzlement scam involving state government accounts. Addressing a press conference in Panchkula on Wednesday, ACB Chief AS Chawla confirmed the arrests, revealing that the fraudulent activity centered around unauthorised transfers of public funds into private bank accounts.

The investigation was triggered following a formal complaint from the Panchayat Department on February 23, which led to the registration of FIR Number 4. Among those apprehended are Ribhav Rishi, a manager at IDFC Bank, and Abhay, who served as a relationship manager at the same institution. According to the ACB, these two individuals...