Vigilance seize Rs 5L cash, jewellery from SSP’s house

Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) officials on Monday seized over Rs 5 lakh cash, jewellery and Rs  45,000 in old currency notes from the residence of the Muzaffarpur SSP who is an accused in a disproportionate asset case.

The raid was conducted after an FIR was registered against the SSP yesterday. 

The SVU team has, so far, seized Rs 5.50 lakh cash, jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh and Rs 45,000 in demonetised currency notes from SSP Vivek

Kumar’s residence during the raid, a senior officer of the vigilance unit said. “A SVU team today conducted searches at Muzaffarpur SSP Vivek Kumar’s residence. An FIR was registered against him yesterday for amassing three times disproportionate assets to his known sources of income,” Inspector General (IG), SVU, Ratan Sanjay told PTI.

“Searches are going on and report (the final one) is still awaited. But, so far the team has recovered Rs  5.50 lakh cash, jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh, Rs   45,000 in old currency notes,” Sanjay said, adding that the team has also seized some important documents.