Assets worth Rs.1 crore found with Bhopal municipal clerk

BHOPAL - The Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh has found assets worth over Rs.1 crore during a raid at the house of a clerk at the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, said officials here Monday.

The special police establishment (SPE) of Lokayukata Sunday raided the premises of Mansoor Ali Khan. He has not been arrested as yet, oficials added.

SPE sources said that the officials confiscated cash, jewellery and details of properties with a market value estimated at over Rs.1 crore.

A corruption case has been registered against Khan Saturday following a complaint alleging that he was holding properties disproportionate to his known sources of income.

According to SPE sources, gold ornaments worth Rs.17 lakh, silver worth Rs.1.5 lakh and Rs.63,000 in cash were recovered during the raid at his house in New Kabadkhana area.

The officials also found two cars, three two-wheelers, three bank accounts and documents for three houses.

Khan started working as a clerk at the BMC headquarters in 1983. Currently he is in charge of Ward 17 and holds additional charge of Ward 15.