As raids conducted by the Income Tax sleuths at the office and residential premises of the land dealer, Kamal Bhushan, continued for the second consecutive day at several locations in Ranchi and Patna, over Rs 60 lakh cash has been recovered along with 100 bank accounts in different names with the property related documents worth Rs35 crore in their possession.
“Basically, we are conducting raids in the premises of a land dealer Kamal Bhushan and his aides, including some relatives where some fake documents showing different amounts in the documents while actually having much higher rates in it,” said Income Tax Additional Director (Investigation) Sandeep Raj.
According to Raj, as many as 12 locations, including two in Patna were being raided by the IT officials since yesterday which continued till late evening on Friday.
“Rs60 lakh cash, including 10 lockers have been recovered along with the documents related to properties worth over Rs35 crore during the raids,” Raj added.
The raids are being conducted at the premises of former District Engineer KC Singh, land dealer Kamal Bhushan, his brother Vidhyabhushan, aides Dablu Kujur, lal Dharma Raj Shahdeo and Deepak along with the house of Bhushan’s brother in law.
Remarkably, it was revealed during the raid that fodder scam convict Md. Sayeed sold out the 22 acre plot at Daladali in Ranchi, already attached after court’s order, through Bhushan in connivance with Singh and his aides.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Sajal Charkarabory has ordered provisional
vigilance enquiry against the former District Engineer KC Singh. Chakraborty has directed the Vigilance Bureau to investigate into the matter and submit a report within
35 days.
Earlier on Friday, the IT officials had recovered around Rs 30 lakh along with the documents relating to investments had been recovered from Ranchi and Patna houses of the former district
engineer KC Singh.