Rajasthan officials held with unaccounted cash of Rs 10.67 lakh

Press Trust of India  |  Kota (Rajasthan) 

Sleuths of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) here recovered unaccounted cash of Rs 10.67 lakh from two officials posted with the in of district in Rajasthan, police said Saturday.

"The two officials have not been arrested or booked for corruption as investigation is underway," police maintained.

According to ASP (ACB) Chandrasheel Thakur, they had got a tip-off that had collected a huge amount as commission from contractors and was returning to Kota by a government vehicle.

"The ACB sleuths stopped the government vehicle, in which and were travelling along with another of the department," the said.

During checking of the vehicle, a bag belonging to Sharma and containing Rs 10 lakh in cash was recovered, the said, adding that Sharma failed to give a satisfactory reply about the amount.

"Similarly, Rs 66,940 was recovered from Pareek, who, too, failed to give a satisfactory reply. They were brought to the ACB office for questioning, he said.

Mohal Lal Sharma, however, contended that the amount recovered from him had been borrowed from a from Baran, but when the was contacted for verification, he refused to have lent the amount to Sharma, said police.

"During a at Sharma's residence in Kota, a large number of documents pertaining to several plots and were recovered," ASP Thakur said.

Investigation into the case was underway and the officials would be arrested for corruption once it was completed, he said.

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First Published: Sat, May 04 2019. 14:15 IST