Shimla, May 23 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has transferred the investigation into the suspicious death of Vimal Negi, General Manager of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), citing serious lapses by state police and making significant observations about financial irregularities in HPPCL’s power projects, especially the Rs 220 crore Pekhwala Solar Project.
In a 77-page judgement supplied to media here today Justice Ajay Mohan Goel pointed out in two pages that Negi was posted at the HPPCL headquarters in Shimla when he mysteriously disappeared during office hours on March 10, 2025.
While ordering the CBI to take over the case, the court highlighted that Negi had flagged serious concerns over the financials of the Pekhwala Solar Project—a 32 MW installation for which HPPCL sanctioned a staggering Rs 220 crore. In comparison, a similar 135 MW project in Gujarat was approved at a much lower cost of Rs 144 crore.