The owner of the abandoned Innova car from which 10 crore cash and 52 kg gold were recovered from Bhopal's jungle has been identified. Its owner is none other than the same former RTO constable Saurabh Sharma from whose house 1.15 crore cash, half a kg of gold, diamonds, jewellery worth 50 lakhs, silver bars and property documents were recovered during a raid a day earlier. Not only this, 1.70 crore rupees cash and property documents were recovered from his office as well.
Saurabh worked as an RTO constable for only 7 years, after which he took VRS and tried his hand at property dealing. Lakshmi held his hand in such a way that within no time he became the owner of immense wealth.
Saurabh's father
RK Sharma was a government doctor but he passed away in 2015 after which Saurabh got a job on compassionate grounds in the transport department.
Complaint of disproportionate assets:
DG Lokayukta had received a complaint against Saurabh Sharma for acquiring assets disproportionate to his income, after which action was taken against him.
Saurabh's house
which was raided is no less than a luxurious bungalow. He spent about two crore rupees on the decoration of the house. Priceless sanitary chandeliers and many other luxury items were found in the house which cost lakhs.
After taking VRS from his
job, Saurabh got into a nexus with politicians and influential builders and started investing in many famous properties. According to sources, Saurabh's business was flourishing under the patronage of an influential minister. The minister who is said to have a hand on Saurabh was a minister in the Kamal Nath government, Shivraj Singh government and now the Mohan government.
Saurabh was not so rich from the beginning; he earned immense wealth by colluding with corrupt officials
. Before leaving the job, he had colluded with senior officials in the transport department, after which he earned a lot of black money in the name of naka deployment and transfer posting in the transport department and then invested this money in the real estate business.
It is said that he illegally got a school transferred from an NGO to his name. Recently he has bought two more houses from them. Not only this, he also has a hideout in Arera Colony, the poshest area of Bhopal.
Where is Saurabh?
Lokayukta investigation has revealed that at present Saurabh is in Dubai and only his mother and servant are staying in his house in Bhopal.
PC:IndiaDaily
