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Ranchi, Dec.29: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached the immovable properties worth Rs. 1,46,25,400/- belonging to the Santosh Kumar Dubey and others under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in a Disproportionate Assets case.
The details of the attached immovable properties include a residential plot worth Rs 30 lakh at Ashok Nagar, a posh locality in the heart of Jharkhand capital besides three commercial shops and one residential flat cumulatively worth Rs 72.40 lakh in Defence Colony at New Delhi and a residential flat in Green Views Height worth Rs 43.85 lakh in Ranchi.
ED initiated money-laundering investigation on the basis of FIR dated 10/07/2013, registered by CBI, ACB, Patna against Santosh Kumar Dubey, then Senior Commandant, RPF DIG and others under the section of Prevention of Corruption Act,1988.
In the FIR, it Is alleged that total joint income, without deducting the expenses, during the period from 1998 to 2013, of Santosh Kumar Dubey and his wife Priya Dubey, both public servants, from salary and other known sources is Rs. 1,57,27,000/-. Whereas, the value of the properties acquired by them comes around Rs.2.65 Crore, which is much higher in comparison to their income from all the lawful sources.
He had been found in possession of disproportionate assets to the extent of Rs. 1.48 Crore, which was acquired through corrupt and illegal means. Investigation under PMLA, 2002, revealed that Santosh Kumar Dubey has acquired various immovable properties to the tune of Rs 1.46 Crore, in his name; and in the name of his wife Priya Dubey and his father Late Shankar Dayal Dubey mostly by taking accommodation entries to hide the earnings by way of illegal means.
Further investigation in the matter is in progress.
