Lko range addl director booked in DA case
LUCKNOW, May 31 -- Additional director of prosecution, Lucknow range, Virendra Vikram Singh has been booked for allegedly procuring disproportionate assets (DA) worth Rs 86.12 lakh during his service period.
Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has registered an FIR under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988, with its Lucknow sector police station on Wednesday, confirmed senior vigilance officials here on Friday.
A senior vigilance official said inspector Gyanendra Pandey had lodged an FIR against Singh under PC Act's section 13(1)(b) for enriching himself illicitly and section 13 (2) for criminal misconduct by a public servant.
He said the FIR was lodged on the basis of findings surfaced in an open inquiry ordered against Singh regarding his disproportionate assets earned during the period of his office.
The investigator discovered that Singh earned around Rs 2,20,88,325 (2.2 crore) through his all legal sources, but spent Rs 3,07,00,061 (3.07 crore) on properties and daily maintenance of his and his family.
"Investigation findings suggested that he earned an extra Rs 86,12, 286 other than his legal sources of income, a crime under the PC Act," the official said and added.htc...
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