25 Plots, Crores in Bank’: Revenue Employee Lands in the Net of Vigilance Sleuths

 25 Plots, Crores in Bank’: Revenue Employee Lands in the Net of Vigilance Sleuths

 

      

       When the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) raided the house of Kumar Manish, a revenue employee-cum-circle inspector (in-charge), in Hajipur, Vaishali, they found that Manish, who earns a monthly salary of ₹40,000, owns 25 plots in Vaishali district, cold storage and crores in the bank, VIB officials said, adding that a disproportionate assets case worth ₹9.70 crore has been lodged against Manish.

         As per the officials, the preliminary probe suggests that Manish and his wife bought the properties with ill-gotten money.

       “When people are finding it difficult to buy even a single plot, this revenue employee managed to buy 25 plots and has a bank loan of ₹2.9 crore from PNB,” said a senior officer, adding that he earned money by misusing his official position.

       Apart from the plots, Manish, who turned out to be a crorepati, has a multipurpose cold storage in his ancestral village located at Manibhakurhar under Saray police station area. He also runs a coaching institute as a franchisee of a noted brand.

      VIB officials revealed that the revenue employee managed to get a bank loan worth ₹2.9 crore for the construction of cold storage.

(Source: Hindustan Times , Patna)