In continuation to its crackdown against corrupt Government officials and employees in Madhya Pradesh, the sleuths of the lokayukta police on Monday raided the residence of an excise department constable Ramesh Chandra Jaiswal and unearthed huge unaccounted wealth amassed by him, disproportionate to his known sources of income.
According to lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police BS Parihar, raid was conducted at the residence of Jaiswal in Sudama Nagar locality of the city on Tuesday morning following complaints of corruption against him.
During the raid, the department officials stumbled upon various documents pertaining to flats, plots and other investments made by him. As per these documents, Jaiswal owns three houses, three land plots measuring 4,000 sq ft each at Heritage Garden-Rau and Ahirkhedi localities of the city, 50% stake in a hotel Malwa County. Besides, he also owns seven trucks, 4 SUVs and 11 two-wheelers.
During the raid, the lokaykta police also recovered a cash of Rs6.40 lakh and jewellery worth about Rs10 lakh, over 50 bank accounts and large number of liquor bottles from his residence. A detailed valuation of Jaiswal's wealth is being done, Parihar said adding that total worth of assets unearthed by the lokayukta police may cross several crores.
According to lokayukta DSP, Jaiswal who is currently posted at Barwah in Khargone dist under Indore excise revenue region, also operates a transport agency named Mahadeo Transport Agency. He is also reportedly operating a liquor syndicate and runs licensed liquor vends in Khargone, Dhar, Indore and Jhabua districts of MP as well as in Mirzapur district of East UP.
Some days back also, the lokayukta police had raided a lower-rung food department employee in Indore and had unearthed unaccounted assets worth crores.