Indore: Lokayukta police on Monday raided residences of a beldaar (a labourer) working at Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and unearthed assets worth crores of rupees, which were found disproportionate to his known sources of income.
“Beldaar Aslam Khan’s monthly salary is about Rs 18,000 but his properties were found to be worth several crores of rupees,” Lokayukta deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Pravin Singh Baghel said. Acting on complaints, Lokayukta carried out raid in Ashoka Colony in Manikbagh area and found proofs including documents, which show he owns unaccounted assets.
During the raid, the sleuths discovered that he and his family members own immovable properties at several places in Indore, Ratlam and Dewas. The raids disclosed that Khan and his brother own four houses in Ashoka Colony, including one valued at Rs 1 crore, about eight plots in Indore, Dewas and Mhow. “In total, documents pertaining to 21 immovable properties were found,” Baghel said. Lokayukta sleuths also found Rs 25 lakh in cash, five expensive cars, gold silver ornaments that weigh 2 kilograms and expensive watches.
“Gold biscuits of 100 gm each and 10 bank accounts in the name of his family members were also found. It is suspected that these bank accounts have huge deposits and process to freeze them is on,” Baghel said. Khan was recruited in 1998 at a salary of Rs 500. As per Lokayukta, he could not have earned more than Rs 18 lakh in his service so far.
Home theatre found
Lokayukta sleuths found documents, which revealed his connections with builders. Sources said that he would help builders in getting different permission from IMC. During the raid, sleuths found a home theatre at his house and three to four expensive he goats. One of his daughters is pursing MBBS course from a local medical college under NRI quota. Fee slip of Rs 5 lakh was found from his house. Besides, two of his other daughters study in school. One brother of Khan is contractor whose name is Ejaz Khan. His another brother Iqbal Khan is sanitation inspector in IMC.