MP: Medical College Professors raided for alleged disproportionate assets

Bhopal: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) on Wednesday carried out searches at houses belonging to a doctor couple, who teach at a state-run medical college, in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal in connection with a disproportionate assets case, an officer said.

The searches were conducted at two houses belonging to Dr Ashok and Trupti Sahu, both professors at Jabalpur-based Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, after a case was registered against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act based on a complaint, EOW superintendent of police Devendra Singh Rajput told PTI. Dr Sahu currently serves as the HOD of Biochemistry department and was previously deputy registrar of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur

Also Read:Posing as ESI doctor, woman dupes two siblings of Rs 15 lakh

The search was conducted after the received a complaint of corruption against the couple. During the searches, the team found Rs 2.94 lakh cash, documents of immovable properties, including two houses and 4 acres of agricultural land, 204 gm gold jewellery, 1.600 gm silver jewellery, insurance policy amounting to Rs 5.68 lakh and a car, Rajput told said. 

Apart from this, a bank locker was also opened, in which Rs 15,000 cash, 53 gm gold jewellery and 140 gm silver jewellery was found, the official added. According the EOW, the doctors have incurred 72 percent more expenditure and assets than the legitimate source of income.

Also Read: Cyber-crime: Unknown fraudster hacks Bhopal doctor's Gmail account