The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Monday carried out a massive State-wide raid at the residences of eight officers located in various parts of the State and seized cash and unaccounted assets to the tune of several crores of rupees from their possession. Officials at the Police Headquarters here informed that cash amounting to Rs2.5 lakh was seized from the house of Deputy Director, Agriculture, Riyazuddeen Siddiqui posted in Gariaband.
Documents of about 20 immovable assets to the tune of several crores of rupees, registries of 12 plots, 20 agreements and plot of 10,000 sqft were seized from Siddiqui's house.
likewise, cash amounting to Rs20 lakh was seized from the suitcase kept by servant of Ajay Kawre, Ranger, Forest Department. Raid was conducted in his house and farmhouse located at Dharampura and Adwal in Jagdalpur. Documents related to properties to the tune of several crores of rupees that Kawre had purchased in various places were also seized, officials said.
Further, during the raid conduced in the house of Kishan Tandon, an officer in the Women and Child Welfare Department, Masturi, Bilaspur, the ACB team unearthed Rs31 lakh deposited in the bank account. They found documents of property details and other assets. In the same way from Anthony Tirki, Deputy Director, Industrial Health and Safety Department, the ACB seized lIC deposit worth Rs56 lakh, FDR for Rs2 lakh, gold and silver worth Rs8.20 lakh and several documents of properties worth several lakhs.