Chandigarh: The municipal corporation has handed over comprehensive financial records and employee dossiers to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to assist in its ongoing probe into a scam of fake fixed deposit (FD).The submission follows a detailed 20-point questionnaire from the cenrtal agency targeting the Chandigarh Smart City project’s financial dealings, primarily involving IDFC Bank.Because the request included archival documents, the civic body requested an extension from the CBI to locate and verify the files. “The accounts department meticulously verified all documents before submission, including authorisation orders for bank emails,” an MC source told The TOI.Before moving the files from the Smart City building, the MC filmed the entire collection process to maintain a strict chain of custody and ensure no documents were misplaced.The relocation also cleared the Smart City building, which has been leased to the corporate affairs ministry’s registrar of companies (ROC) for about ₹30 lakh a month. A dedicated team of engineering and accounts officials managed the transfer of the remaining records to the corporation headquarters.
