[1][2] CBI, in its reply to CVC, found Chaturvedi's allegations against then Haryana Government creditable enough for an independent inquiry.

[5][4] While posted at Fatehbad, the Forests officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi accused the Congress MLA Prahlad Singh Gillakhera of corruption in a herbal park establishment project.

[6][7][8] Soon after his suspension, the Haryana Forest Department had started prosecution against the contractors, based on earlier reports filed by him.

However, after the NGO Ekta Parishad moved against the accused in the Supreme Court in April 2008, the Hooda Government protected the violators.

[1] Whistle blower, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, harassed by the then UPA administration in several ways,[10][11] which forced him to move the Uttarakhand High Court,[12][13][14] and involve Prime Minister's office.