Raipur

ACB raids premises of senior IPS officer

Staff Reporter

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday raided some premises linked to senior IPS officer G.P. Singh in Chhattisgarh, an ACB source said. Separate teams began the raids at around 6 am in more than 15 locations, including Singh’s official residence here, an ACB official said. The action followed complaints that Singh, now Director of the State Police Academy at Chandkhuri (Raipur), allegedly has assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, the official said. Singh, a 1994 batch IPS officer, was earlier Additional Director General of the ACB and in the Economic Offences Wing in Chhattisgarh before being transferred to the Police Academy in June last year.  He had earlier also served as the inspector general of police at various places in the state, including Raipur range. Arif Shaikh, DIG (EOW and ACB) confirmed the raid by issuing a statement to the media. He has stated that the raid process will continue till July 2. Income tax department will also be initiating action against him.