The sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday morning conducted a raid at the residence of a Patwari posted in Tifra locality of Bilaspur city and unearthed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income worth Rs 5.75 crore.
Cash amounting to Rs 20 lakh, gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 26 lakh besides immovable assets such as land and house owned by Patwari Vinod Tamboli were found during the investigation, Inspector Sanjay Bakshi of ACB told The Pioneer.
Vinod Tamboli who has the charge of Tifra area also owns a farm house built on 14 acres of land in Thaura Bhata area located in the outskirts of the city. Similarly, he had also purchased 6 plots in different locations of Bilaspur city.
The raid began in early hours of Tuesday in his two-storied residence located in Vyapar Vihar locality. The market value of land and house alone is around Rs 4.50 crore, the Inspector said.
The Patwari had also made investments in different insurance schemes. A car and three motorcycles were also found in the house, he said.
For the past two years, the ACB was receiving complaints about alleged financial malpractices being adopted by Tamboli and he was under ACB’s scanner since then, the Inspector said.