Raids in Rajasthan in disproportionate assets case against IAS officer
The team found Rs 2.22 lakh in cash, 335 grams of gold ornaments, 11.8 kg of silver jewellery, three four-wheelers and documents of 13 commercial and residential plots.
by Ashutosh Acharya · India TodayIn Short
- Vijay removed from post, put under 'Awaiting Posting Order' status
- ACB conducts searches at two locations in Kota and one in Jaipur
- VIjay had recently taken over as divisional commissioner of Kota
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) carried out raids in four locations across Rajasthan on Wednesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case against Kota Divisional Commissioner Rajendra Vijay.
Based on a tip-off, teams from the ACB conducted searches at two locations in Kota and one in Jaipur for around eight hours. Apart from this, his ancestral house in Dausa has also been sealed.
The team found Rs 2.22 lakh in cash, 335 grams of gold ornaments, 11.8 kg of silver jewellery, three four-wheelers and documents of 13 commercial and residential plots. The probe team also found 16 bank accounts linked to Vijay.
The team also found several insurance policy documents and details of a bank locker, which is yet to be searched.
The Rajasthan government removed Vijay from the post and put him under 'Awaiting Posting Order' status. Notably, this is the third time that Vijay was put under the APO status.
Rajendra Vijay had taken over as divisional commissioner of Kota on 25 September. He had served as the collector of Baran and Balotra earlier.