Karnataka: CID submits report on raid at IAS officer’s flat
The seizure was made as part of its investigation into the illegal cricket betting scandal
BENGALURU: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will investigate the huge stash of alleged unaccounted wealth, including cash, gold and diamonds and property documents worth crores of rupees, which were recently seized from an upscale apartment in Yeshwanthpur, which is linked to IAS officer Kapil Mohan's family. The seizure was made as part of its investigation into the illegal cricket betting scandal, in which a senior police officer and three constables from Hubbali were recently suspended.
Top sources in the CID told Deccan Chronicle that the initial input of the alleged unaccounted wealth was given to them by the Income Tax Department and the raid was jointly conducted by the officials of the Economic Offences wing of CID and I-T department on August 5, in which they had seized around Rs 4.37 crore in cash, 2.5 kg gold, 34.7 carat diamonds, several property documents, locker keys, pen drives and a laptop from an apartment, located on the 6th floor of Maple Block at Golden Grand properties in Yeshwanthapur.
The property is registered in the name of P.S.K. Finance Solutions Private Limited, in which Kapil Mohan's father Naresh Mohan is a director.
“The initial input had come to us from the Income Tax Department that the unaccounted wealth in the apartment may be linked to the illegal cricket betting scam of Hubbali. We have handed over the seized property to the I-T department after seeking court permission but will investigate the case under the cricket betting racket,” said an official source.
The CID meanwhile has submitted an initial formal report on the raids and seizure to the Director General & Inspector General of Police Om Prakash with names of the property holders, which include Kapil Mohan, his father and his wife Dr. Ruchi Saxena. The police chief on Thursday submitted the report to the Chief Secretary's office.
According to sources, the August 5 raid in Bengaluru was followed by similar raids at several places in North India, where the family holds properties.