Policemen unearth ill-gotten assets worth Rs 1 crore from revenue official
Policemen unearth ill-gotten assets worth Rs 1 crore from revenue official
Lokayukta Police on Wednesday seized alleged disproportionate assets worth over Rs 1 crore after conducting raids at two residences of a revenue official in Jabalpur.

Lokayukta Police on Wednesday seized alleged disproportionate assets worth over Rs 1 crore after conducting raids at two residences of a revenue official in Jabalpur.

"The raids were conducted simultaneously at Santosh Singh Thakur's places in Jabalpur's Shukla Nagar and Bhedaghat areas," DSP of Lokayukta Police MS Dhurve told reporters.

From Bhedhaghat residence, sleuths unearthed properties including an ancestral house, a newly-constructed home and documents related to four shops located at Bhedaghat Square, besides an Indigo car, a Sumo jeep and four two-wheelers.

They also found Rs 58,000 in cash and jewellery worth nearly Rs 1 lakh from there. From Shukla Nagar residence of Thakur, cops seized FDRs worth Rs 8.65 lakh and also found Rs 3.35 lakh in seven bank accounts, gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh and insurance policies worth Rs 1.5 lakh.

They also found documents related to another house in the area and also a row-house in Pananagar. The value of these assets is over Rs 1 crore, the DSP said.  The orders for the raid were given by district collector, following which a search warrant was issued by a special court in this regard.

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