Indore: Swachh Bharat mission in-charge booked in
Indore, Oct 11: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Madhya Pradesh police on Thursday claimed to have unearthed illegitimate wealth of Rs 15 crore belonging to a civic official here who is local in-charge of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Raids were carried out on Thursday at the properties of Abhay Singh Rathore, an assistant engineer with the Indore Municipal Corporation, and his relatives, an EOW official said.
Rathore was the local in-charge of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Union government's initiative, he said.
Indore was declared the `cleanest city of India' in the Union government's survey in 2018.
EOW sleuths recovered Rs 20 lakh in cash, jewellery and documents related to properties which Rathore had allegedly purchased in the name of his daughter and other relatives, he said.
As per the preliminary estimate, his assets are worth around Rs 15 core, an amount hugely disproportionate to his known sources of income, the official said.
Rathore joined the IMC in 1995 and his average monthly salary is Rs 50,000, he said.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him and further probe is on, the official added. The accused has not been arrested yet.
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Jharkhand: 6 arrested for kidnapping Bengal businessman, associate
Khunti (PTI): Six persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting a West Bengal-based businessman and his associate in Jharkhand's Khunti district and demanding a ransom of Rs 10 lakh, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Friday in Tilmi area under the jurisdiction of Jariyagarh police station. Upon receiving information, police rescued both victims, they said.
Torpa Sub-divisional Police Officer Christopher Kerketta said, "We have rescued both the victims and arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the crime."
The businessman, identified as Haru Mukherjee (65), had come to the house of his associate, Vijay Oraon (40), to recruit labourers for work at a brick kiln.
The accused hail from different parts of Khunti, and police also seized a four-wheeler, three motorcycles, and five mobile phones from their possession, the officer said, adding an FIR has also been registered and further investigation is underway.
