Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered by Lokayukta police against senior IAS officer Kapil Mohan and his wife Ruchi Saxena in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
Following a report submitted by the CID sleuths to CM Siddaramaiah, state government on Monday had ordered probe into the seizure of cash, jewellery and property documents from a posh apartment in Yeshwantpur. The apartment belongs to a company registered in the name of Naresh Mohan, father of Kapil.
The FIR has been registered under Sections 13 (1) (e) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Kapil is the principal secretary to the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs.
A team of Lokayukta police, headed by SP (Bengaluru Rural) Abdul Ahad, searched five premises belonging to Kapil in the city. The teams raided Kapil’s house at Sector-II in HSR Layout, his office on Nrupatunga Road and three apartments, including one near UB City.
CID and IT officials had unearthed a large trove of money, gold and diamond ornaments during a raid at flat no MB-602, Mepal Block, 6th Floor, Golden Grand Apartment, in Yeshwatpur on August 5 in connection with a cricket betting racket.
According to sources the sealed 2.45 kg gold, 34.7 carat diamond and Rs 4,37,50,000 cash (40,900 notes of Rs 1,000 and 5,700 of Rs 500 denominations) was handed over to the Income Tax Department.
The apartment belongs to PSK Finance Solutions Pvt Ltd, Kapil, Naresh and Ruchi, according to 16 documents found in the flat. The officials have also unearthed bills and certificates showing investment in various companies. A laptop bag with 42 CDs, hard disk and data cable had been recovered.
Few cricket bookies who were arrested by the Hubballi police in connection with a cricket betting racket had revealed during interrogation that the cricket betting was run from the flat at Golden Grand Apartment in Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru. They also disclosed about huge amount of money stashed in the flat. Following this, team of Lokayukta police raided the flat belonging to IAS officer.
(Agencies)