New Delhi, June 24: CBI has chargesheeted Ashok Kapoor, an accused in the DDA scam and suspended private secretary to a former DDA vice chairman, in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him in December 2000. Investigations conducted by the agency revealed that Kapoor had acquired assets of over Rs 10 lakh which were disproportionate to his known sources of income during 1998-2000 when he was PS to the then DDA vice chairman (VC), the chargesheet filed in a special court here said.

Kapoor, who was suspended from the authority, is also facing charges in two of the DDA scam cases, including the one involving former Delhi High Court judge Shamit Mukherjee.
Beginning his career with DDA as a steno in 1970, Kapoor was promoted as PS in 1988 and was posted with the VC in 1995, the agency said.

During 1998-2000, he amassed assets worth Rs 14,17,914 lakh, CBI claimed adding his income and expenditure for the period stood at Rs 7,01,604 and Rs 2,88,588 lakh respectively.

This indicated disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 10.04 lakh, it said adding that Kapoor could not satisfactorily explain their source.

CBI had in November 2000 registered a case against DDA officials and property dealers for unauthorised reallotment and sale of cancelled flats at a high premium and misappropriation of the amount so generated.

The sleuths later raided the residential and official premises of the accused and seized Rs 2.93 lakh from his residence while another Rs 8.08 lakh was recovered from his bank locker.
Bureau Report