BHOPAL: The Bhopal unit of Lokayukta’s special police establishment (SPE) found assets worth crores during a search of a former road transport constable’s house in posh Arera Colony on Thursday in a disproportionate assets case.
Officers found Rs 2.5 crore in cash, gold and silver jewellery, as well as documents related to movable and immovable property at the house of Saurabh Sharma, officials said. The total value of properties may rise to Rs 3 crore. ADG-Lokayukta Jaideep Prasad confirmed that action was being carried out at two of Saurabh’s locations.
At 7am, two teams were dispatched to carry out the searches. The house of Sharma’s alleged associate, Chandan Singh Gaur, was also searched, as was a hotel Sharma owns.
The searches were carried out after probe of a complaint against Sharma, said an officer. Sharma took VRS a year ago after 12 years in the transport department, and is currently involved in real estate. Officers say he had ventured into the property business even when he was in govt service.
The Lokayukta investigation has revealed evidence of his property holdings in multiple districts, including Bhopal, say officers, adding that they have so far found links to Saurabh’s investments in a hotel and a school.
