Raid on govt official`s house yields Rs 3 crore assets in MP

Lokayukta Police on Thursday conducted a raid at the residence of a senior officer attached to a district Corporation in Ujjain.

Ujjain: Lokayukta Police on Thursday conducted a raid at the residence of a senior officer attached to a district Corporation, which provides financial assistance to backward class entrepreneurs, and recovered assets worth over Rs 2-3 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The raid began in the morning hours at the residence of the Anta Vyavsai Corporation`s Executive Officer Kanshiram Raikwar, situated in Mahakal Commercial Centre, and is still on, said Lokayukta Inspector Basant Shrivastava.
The sleuths have so far recovered 225 gms gold, 2 kg silver, documents pertaining to five plots in Ujjain, a plot in Dewas, eight-acre agricultural land- allegedly owned by the officer- and Rs 25,000 cash.

Shrivastava said documents related to 5-6 bank accounts and a locker were also seized from Raikwar`s residence.

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