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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Time of India
ACB finds assets worth crores in raids on state municipal officer
Jaipur: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) carried out extensive raids at 12 locations on Tuesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case against Fateh Singh Meena, executive officer of the Paota–Pragpura municipality in Kotputli-Behror district. The ACB teams found luxury flats, high-end vehicles, farmhouses, and also recovered illegal opium from a 15-bigha farmhouse, officials said. The raids spanned Jaipur, Paota, Shahpura, Kotputli, and Thanagazi in Alwar district, and uncovered a vast network of high-value properties and assets allegedly acquired through benami channels. Officials said the searches led to the recovery of two luxury duplex flats in Trimurti Arena, Jagatpura in Jaipur, valued at around Rs 1.30 crore; 1.05 hectares of land in Deepawas in Neem Ka Thana; and about 15 bighas of land in Thanagazi in Alwar. The farmhouse in Thanagazi is estimated to be worth Rs 80 lakh. Raids were also conducted at Meena's residence in Thanagazi near Bhartrihari Tiraha, his rented house in Paota-Pragpura, and the municipal office. Properties linked to his associates, Pramod Kumar Verma in Kotputli and Kailash Gurjar in Shahpura, were also searched. A farmhouse in Garh Basai, Thanagazi, turned out to be one of the key locations in the operation where ACB teams found various luxury vehicles. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Some 1,500 trees of expensive fruit varieties were being grown at the farmhouse. The teams also found illegal opium weighing about 17gm. At a luxury flats in Jaipur, the ACB founda a luxury vehicle, Rs 2 lakh in cash, approximately 1kg of silver ornaments, and nearly 150gm of gold jewellery. According to ACB director general Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda, the action was taken after credible inputs suggested that Meena had amassed wealth over 250% than his known sources of income. Key documents related to the properties and financial transactions were seized during the operation. Officials suspect that many of the assets were acquired through proxies and hidden investments. The ACB said more information would be released after the full assessment of recovered properties and documents.
Hans India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Rajasthan: ACB raids eight locations of Nagar Palika Executive Officer
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team raided eight locations of Executive Officer (EO) Fateh Singh Meena of Paota-Pragpura Municipality of Kotputli-Baharod district. An official said that the raids include various locations and offices of Jagatpura, Viratnagar, Paota (Kotputli-Baharod), Shahpura (Jaipur), Kotputli, and Thanagazi (Alwar) in Jaipur. ACB has also found 'important' documents during the searches, which were carried out in the early hours of Tuesday. The ACB team has taken action on the complaint of disproportionate assets while being in government service. Information about investment in benami properties worth crores of rupees has come to light in the action going on at more than half a dozen places. ACB DG Ravi Prakash Meharda said that ACB had received a complaint of EO Fateh Singh Meena acquiring property more than his income. 'In the confidential verification by ACB, it was found that he has acquired property more than his income by 273 per cent since his appointment in government service,' he said. ACB DG added that a case has been registered against Fateh Singh for acquiring property more than his income. Officials said that prima facie, it seems that the property was acquired from black money. Fateh Singh has purchased two luxury flats worth about Rs 1.30 crore in Jagatpura, Jaipur. He has purchased 1.05 hectares of land in Deepavas, Neemkathana. He has purchased about 15 bighas of land in the name of his acquaintance in Thanagazi, Alwar and developed a farmhouse and invested about Rs 80 lakh. The properties raided by the team include his two flats located at Trimurti Arena in Jagatpura; his house at Bhartrihari Tiraha in Thanagazi; a farm house located at Garh Basai in Thanagazi; house of Pramod Kumar Verma living in Housing Board Colony, Kotputli, House of Kailash Gurjar living on Ajitgarh Road, Shahpura (Jaipur), rented house of EO Fateh Singh in Pragpura Pawta (Kotputli-Baharod), EO office of Nagar Palika in Pragpura Pawta and at the respective places and offices located in Nagar Palika and Virat Nagar (Jaipur Rural).
