Station House Officer allegedly amassed three hotels, cinema hall and properties in Delhi, Gurgaon
Station House Officer allegedly amassed three hotels, cinema hall and properties in Delhi, Gurgaon
For a considerable period of his tenure in police force Inspector Roshan Lal had busted cases pertaining to corruption and graft.
The station house officer (SHO) of Kalyanpuri police station is at the receiving end, now.
Twelve teams of anti-corruption sleuths raided the residence and office of Lal on Tuesday over allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
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Great catch: Anti-corruption branch officials checking documents during raid at a Paharganj hotel pic/Imtiyaz Khan |
It is claimed that the Lal has well over Rs 20 crore in assets that includes three hotels in Paharganj in central Delhi, a cinema theatre in Farrukhabad, UP and properties in Gurgaon, Delhi and Faridabad.
The anti-corruption branch (ACB) had registered a case against him. The police officer's Karol Bagh residence was also searched.
The managers of hotels India International, Silver Shine and Carlo Castle remained tight-lipped about the raid.
The hotels are reportedly registered in the name of Lal's father Rajender Singh and one yet to be identified brother.
"We have provided the documents. Each team stayed here for over three hours," said Virendra Singh, manager of Siver Shine, the biggest of the hotels that were raided.
When questioned about the ownership of the hotels, the managers claimed they did not know Roshan Lal personally. "He is not involved with the day-to-day running of these hotels. There are a total of 104 rooms here with the price ranging between Rs 600-Rs 1200," said Mohan, manager of Karlo Kastle.
Lal, a 1978 batch officer, served in anti-corruption branch between 2003 and 2006 and was expecting a promotion soon. Before moving on to Kalyanpuri, he was the SHO at Paharganj police station.
Anti-corruption sleuths also raided his residence in Sadar Bazar police colony and seized various documents.
Another team seized his bank lockers containing jewellery. Lal maintained five bank accounts which are being scanned now.
The accused inspector was not available for comments.
DCP IP Shukla of the ACB refused comment, saying he cannot divulge anything till the raids are on.
"We will be waiting for the ACB to file its report after which we will decide on the course of action. It is too early to comment on the issue," said Dharmendra Kumar, Joint Commissioner, New Delhi Range.
