Akola, July 04: The then Additional District Registrar and Stamp Duty Officer (Class-I) in Akola, was caught allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe. Subsequent searches at his sealed house in Jalgaon's Vishnunagar area led to the recovery of cash, gold, property documents and other valuables worth Rs 2.94 crore.
The seizure was made during a joint operation by ACB teams from Nashik, Akola and Jalgaon as part of an ongoing probe into the corruption case registered against the officer.
According to the ACB, the total value of assets recovered from the house stood at Rs 2,94,64,847.
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