A former CIDCO official and his wife in Navi Mumbai are facing legal trouble after being booked in a disproportionate assets case, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption.
Key Points
- A former CIDCO official and his wife are under investigation for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets.
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) found the couple's assets to be 173.36% higher than their known income sources.
- The investigation revealed discrepancies between the couple's income, assets acquired, and expenditures.
- The wife is suspected of aiding and abetting the accumulation of illegal wealth.
- A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further investigation is underway.
A former CIDCO official and his wife were booked in a disproportionate assets case in Navi Mumbai, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Thursday.
ACB (Navi Mumbai) Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Sonke identified the accused as Sagar Madanlalji Tapadia (54), former assistant colony officer in charge at the CIDCO nodal office in Panvel who had been dismissed from service, and his wife Manisha Tapadia.
The case was registered following an open inquiry which showed that the accused possessed disproportionate assets worth Rs 1.94 crore, which is 173.36 per cent higher than known sources of income, Sonke said.
"During the open inquiry, it was found that the accused public servant had earned a total income of Rs 1.12 crore during the check period. However, assets worth Rs 1.42 crore were acquired in his and his wife's names, and expenditure to the tune of Rs 1.64 crore was incurred," Sonke told PTI.
His wife is suspected to have aided and abetted the accumulation of illegal wealth, the official added.
A case was registered at Kharghar police station under Prevention of Corruption Act, and further probe is underway, including searches at the accused's residence, Sonke said.
No arrest has been made in the case, the official said.
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