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UP govt recommends CBI probe into EPF money invested in scam-hit DHFL

<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">Uttar Pradesh government has decided to recommend a CBI probe into the investment of UP Power Corporation's employees' provident fund money in scam-hit DHFL. </span></p> <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Two officers of the state power corporation were arrested yesterday evening in this connection. They have been identified as the then secretary trust, UPPCL Praveen Kumar Gupta and then finance secretary, UPPCL Sudhanshu Dwivedi. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The two officers have been accused of illegally investing over 4122 crore rupees of PF money into Deewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) out of which over 2267 crores are still with the scam-hit company. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An FIR has been registered at Lucknow's Hazratganj police station in this regard. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said the Economic Offences Wing of UP Police will investigate the matter till the CBI takes over the case. He said, his government is following a policy of zero tolerance towards corruption.</span>

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