Bihar: Native village, ‘sasural’ of IAS officer raided in graft case
Patna, Jan 4 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths in Bihar on Thursday raided the various locations of a young IAS officer Deepak Anand for allegedly possessing property disproportionate to his known source of income.
Anand who was earlier posted as the district magistrate of Saran is accused of possessing property worth Rs 2.44 crore disproportionate to his known source of income.
On Wednesday, the vigilance sleuths conducted raids in Patna, Sitamadi, Katihar and Jharkhand’s Godda district and seized various incriminating documents, authorities said.
Sitamarhi is the native village of the IAS officer while Godda is his ‘sasural’ (in-laws’ house).
The authorities laid their hands on various bank accounts being operated by others during the raid.
The sleuths also unearthed Kisan Vikas Patra valued at Rs25 lakh, postal investments worth Rs27.50 lakh and jewelry receipts worth Rs25 lakh.
Reports said during the raids the sleuths also sealed the hostel room of IAS official’s wife Shikha Anand who is doing post graduation in radiology from a private medical college in Katihar.
He is the third IAS officer being investigated in a corruption case.
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