JAIPUR: Two hours after he spoke at the virtues of honesty and loyalty whilst addressing his juniors all over the Republic Day celebration at his place of job in Kota on Saturday, IRS officer Sahiram Meena was once arrested by the state’s ACB for accepting a bribe of Rs 1lakh.
Sleuths also recovered cash of over Rs 3 lakh from the place of job of Meena, who's an additional commissioner in the narcotics keep an eye on bureau in Kota. Till Sunday, Rs 2.35 crore in cash has been recovered from his various flats, with documents of assets estimated to worth over Rs 100 crore. The officer had demanded the bribe to transfer opium cultivation licensing to the daddy of the middleman.
Sahiram Meena was once under the ACB radar for a while
Sleuths also recovered documents of assets, together with 106 land plots, a petrol pump and a wedding lawn, an reliable mentioned on Sunday. The middleman, who had come handy over the bribe to Meena at his residence in Kota, was once also arrested.
“On Saturday, Meena took the guard of honour, hoisted the flag and delivered a lecture on honesty and loyalty at his Republic Day speech at narcotics keep an eye on bureau,” mentioned a senior officer.
Till Sunday, sleuths controlled to get better just about Rs 2.35 crore in cash and documents related to flats, land plots and 10 vehicles, amongst others, all over raids at his flats in the state, a senior reliable mentioned. At Jaipur, ACB officials also used cash counting gadget to calculate the seizure.
Meena was once under the bureau’s radar for a while. The ACB team had laid a entice after and caught him redhanded whilst accepting the bribe from Kamlesh for making his father Nandlal the head of opium cultivation licences in Chittorgarh district, the officer mentioned. “The accused Kamlesh also works as a facilitator and middleman who takes money on Meena’s behalf. He has also been arrested along with Meena under the Prevention of Corruption Act,” mentioned Alok Tripathi, director general, ACB, mentioned all over a press conference on Sunday.
Following the arrest, ACB groups in Kota and Jaipur began large search operation at his flats in Jaipur and Kota and the place of job in Kota. “Till Sunday, we've got recovered Rs 2.35 crore in cash. Likewise, papers in terms of land have also been recovered. We have also recovered papers of flats in Mumbai and Delhi,” Tripathi added.
The ACB had also put him under technical surveillance for a long time. “We have also gained main points of 15 bank accounts of the officer. Details can be sought from the banks on Monday,” he added.
ACB IG M N Dinesh, who supervised the raids, mentioned, “We have also intimated enforcement directorate (ED) and source of revenue tax officials to pursue the case.”
Sleuths also recovered cash of over Rs 3 lakh from the place of job of Meena, who's an additional commissioner in the narcotics keep an eye on bureau in Kota. Till Sunday, Rs 2.35 crore in cash has been recovered from his various flats, with documents of assets estimated to worth over Rs 100 crore. The officer had demanded the bribe to transfer opium cultivation licensing to the daddy of the middleman.
Sahiram Meena was once under the ACB radar for a while
Sleuths also recovered documents of assets, together with 106 land plots, a petrol pump and a wedding lawn, an reliable mentioned on Sunday. The middleman, who had come handy over the bribe to Meena at his residence in Kota, was once also arrested.
“On Saturday, Meena took the guard of honour, hoisted the flag and delivered a lecture on honesty and loyalty at his Republic Day speech at narcotics keep an eye on bureau,” mentioned a senior officer.
Till Sunday, sleuths controlled to get better just about Rs 2.35 crore in cash and documents related to flats, land plots and 10 vehicles, amongst others, all over raids at his flats in the state, a senior reliable mentioned. At Jaipur, ACB officials also used cash counting gadget to calculate the seizure.
Meena was once under the bureau’s radar for a while. The ACB team had laid a entice after and caught him redhanded whilst accepting the bribe from Kamlesh for making his father Nandlal the head of opium cultivation licences in Chittorgarh district, the officer mentioned. “The accused Kamlesh also works as a facilitator and middleman who takes money on Meena’s behalf. He has also been arrested along with Meena under the Prevention of Corruption Act,” mentioned Alok Tripathi, director general, ACB, mentioned all over a press conference on Sunday.
Following the arrest, ACB groups in Kota and Jaipur began large search operation at his flats in Jaipur and Kota and the place of job in Kota. “Till Sunday, we've got recovered Rs 2.35 crore in cash. Likewise, papers in terms of land have also been recovered. We have also recovered papers of flats in Mumbai and Delhi,” Tripathi added.
The ACB had also put him under technical surveillance for a long time. “We have also gained main points of 15 bank accounts of the officer. Details can be sought from the banks on Monday,” he added.
ACB IG M N Dinesh, who supervised the raids, mentioned, “We have also intimated enforcement directorate (ED) and source of revenue tax officials to pursue the case.”
IRS man held for bribery after speech on honesty
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