Uttarakhand: Corruption case will be filed against Transport Corporation’s DGM Bhupendra Kumar, CM recommends

Vigilance has been ordered to register a case against Transport Corporation’s DGM (Finance) Bhupendra Kumar for possessing disproportionate assets. Earlier, after two years of open investigation, the Vigilance had sought permission for the case from the Vigilance Committee, on which the Chief Minister has given his recommendation.

It is worth noting that in May 2023, the State Corporation Employees-Officers Federation had sent a letter to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami alleging corruption against DGM Bhupendra Kumar. It is alleged that Bhupendra Kumar has transferred a huge amount from the bus owners contracted in the corporation to the bank accounts of family members. Lakhs of rupees in cash have also been taken.

The Federation had also provided the details of the names and bank accounts of Bhupendra Kumar’s family members at that time. On this, the Chief Minister had directed the Vigilance to conduct an open inquiry against Bhupendra Kumar. In June 2023, the Vigilance started an investigation against Bhupendra Kumar for acquiring disproportionate assets. For this, the Vigilance kept the check period between January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2023. Now after two years of investigation, the Vigilance had recently sent a report to the Vigilance Committee recommending a case.

The investigation report states that Bhupendra Kumar has earned an income of Rs 1,82,37,376 from various known sources during the check period. In comparison, he has spent a total of Rs 2,42,02,050 during this period. This is Rs 59,64,674 more than the total income. A meeting of the State Vigilance Committee was held on this report on June 30, 2025. In this meeting, various allegations and their relative facts were discussed under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister. After thorough discussion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recommended filing a case against DGM Bhupendra Kumar for acquiring assets disproportionate to his income. Vigilance may soon file a case in this matter.