Thane, April 2 A former CIDCO official and his wife have been booked in a case of disproportionate assets in Navi Mumbai, the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Thursday.
ACB (Navi Mumbai) Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Sonke identified the accused as Sagar Madanlalji Tapadia (54), a former assistant colony officer in charge at the CIDCO nodal office in Panvel who had been dismissed from service, and his wife Manisha Tapadia.
The case was registered following an open inquiry which showed that the accused possessed assets worth Rs 1.94 crore, which is 173.36 per cent higher than known sources of income, Sonke said.
"During the open inquiry, it was found that the accused public servant had earned a total income of Rs 1.12 crore during the check period. However, assets worth Rs 1.42 crore were acquired in his and his wife's names, and expenditure to the tune of Rs 1.64 crore was incurred," Sonke told
