The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Deputy Commissioner Jagdish Prasad Sarvata in the Department of Tribal Welfare, after an investigation, he found that he had allegedly collected assets worth more than Rs 2.38 crore from his known sources of income during a ten -year period. The skin of a tiger was also recovered from his residence in Jabalpur, inspiring a separate wildlife crime case.
Sirvet did not respond to calls and messages seeking comments.
On July 21, a zeal cedar was initially kept in Jabalpur and was later sent to Bhopal for formal registration.
FIR notes said that Sarvat entered government service on September 7, 1989, and joined his current cadre on 13 December 2004. His salary record was collected from Jabalpur Treasury Office and State Bank of India, where he maintains his salary account.
Investigators alleged that “the total expenditure of Rs 3.95 crore is more than Rs 1.57 crore, resulting in a ratio of Rs 2.38 crore.”
EOW states that “since” the prima facial appears to be installed on allegations of uneven property allegations, a case has been registered … against the accused. ,
During the investigation, Sirwette was allegedly purchased by a commercial plot of Rs 46.38 lakh and had a residential house of Rs 16.52 lakh in Mocha village, Mandla district, cedar states. It has also been stated that “a resort is under construction in joint location, which has an estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh.”
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His Bhopal residence was allegedly found to have a construction of Rs 50 lakh.
Additionally, he allegedly bought 4.046 hectares of agricultural land in Talla village of Umaria district for Rs 1.53 crore; Many parcels of farm in Patur village, Umaria district for Rs 22.6 lakh; And a conspiracy in Kohka in Kooni district for Rs 15.9 lakh.
During the discovery of Sarvatya’s ancestral home in Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Eve teams were allegedly being used as a tiger skin seat cover. Officials said the skin appeared about 30 years old. The Forest Department was informed, and a separate offense is to be registered under the sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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