Rs 35 cr worth properties found in raids on Divisional Forest Officer

Indore, May 1: The anti-corruption squad of Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Monday raided  houses belonging to S K Palash, Divisional Forest Officer in Ratlam, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Indore and Bhopal, and found nearly Rs 35 crore worth properties.

O P Saroria, DSP, Lokayukta, said, Rs 15 lakh cash, four cars, and Rs 30 lakhs worth jewellery were seized during the searches.

Saroria said, the DFO owned houses, plots and land in Ratlam, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Indore and Bhopal. In Ratlam and Indore, he had 5,000 sq ft plot each.

The official said, the DFO's wife Ranjana Palash had an LPG agency in Sitamau, while his nephew owned a petrol pump in Ratlam.