IAS officer lands in cricket betting row - Rs 4.37 cr cash, gold found in house


Bengaluru, Aug 16 (DHNS): Weeks after senior IPS officer Alok Kumar was suspended in connection with the single-digit lottery scam, top IAS officer Kapil Mohan is now in the eye of a controversy with regard to a cricket betting racket.

Based on the information provided by two bookies arrested by the Hubballi police, the CID and Income Tax officials searched a 6th floor flat of Maple Block at Golden Grand properties in Yeshwanthpur in Bengaluru recently and found Rs 4.37 crore cash, gold and diamonds worth crores and property documents.

The seized documents had names of Kapil Mohan, his wife Dr Ruchi Saxena, his father Naresh Mohan and PSK Finance Solutions Private Limited. There were also bills and receipts for the investment of gold and money with various firms by the three. Naresh Mohan is the director of PSK Finance Solutions Private Limited, official sources said. Kapil Mohan is now principal secretary, youth empowerment and sports department.

The I-T department and Enforcement Directorate are likely to submit a detailed report to CID regarding the source of Rs 4.37 crore unaccounted money. The CID suspects that cricket betting could be a source of the seized money.

When contacted, Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee said: “We are awaiting the report from the investigating agencies. Based on the report, we will initiate strict action. The Enforcement Directorate can also book a case, so we are waiting and watching. The government has already acted tough in the instance of IPS officer Alok Kumar, who is also Kapil Mohan’s colleague. We will do the same again.”

The CID has decided not to question Kapil Mohan until a case is registered. The CID, however, has informed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Home Minister K J George and DG&IGP Omprakash about the development.

Some senior IPS officers might face an inquiry if the CID registers a case in this regard and takes up the probe. The officers have been part of a massive cricket betting racket over the last 15 years. They have been nurturing a bookie who takes care of North Karnataka region, sources added.

The police had recently arrested bookies Arjun and Heerachand from Hubballi. The duo disclosed about Rs 4.5 crore cash and valuables kept in a flat in Yeshvanthapur in Bengaluru. During the search conducted at the flat on August 5, 2015, officials seized 42 CDs, a hard disk, an external data storage, 40,900 currency notes of Rs 1,000 denomination and 5,700 notes of Rs 500 denomination, together worth Rs 4.37 crore.

“We wanted to know source of the money and who owns the flat. We have seized documents pertaining to valuables, but not the flat and the money. Hence, we requested the I-T Department to submit a report." sources said.

  

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  • Jennifer Quadras, Moodubelle

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Its funny when we blame corruption on leaders and officials. How many of us have the courage to Unite (leaving religious and political agendas) against Corruption. How many of us have not bribed officials for to get things done. Unless its not resolved at grass root level, there is no solution and solution is us.

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  • Denis Lasrado, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Why only mention the names of Congress leaders. What about Shushma, Vasundara Raje, Nitin Gadkari,Amit Shah and other BJP leaders who have huge huge unaccounted wealth and money. Is anybody interested?

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  • alwin, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Most of the BABUS/MINISTER.POLITICIANS ARE LAW MAKERS.They frame law with flaw and escape.New political and administrative system and new transparent leadership required for growth and development of india

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  • Justus, Mangalore/Qatar

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    All IAS offices and IPS top position holders should be checked. If these two are corrupt there may be many more there. What is the use of being honest hard working in our country.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    If an IAS can be Chor's why blame our Uneducated Junglee Politicians ...

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Raid sleeping Nidramayya and his dongi minsters!! they must have swallowed in crores and croes, wich includes commission paid to Italina amma and Pappu!!

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Give it a break - he did all he could for humanitarian grounds. These days corruption equal to humanity. New life style lesson from Modi Govt., who wants to build team india. He wants to bigger team and deliver acche din for such people.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/Washington,DC

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    People,

    If Kapil Mohan can make this much money...just imagine how much Siddu and Sonia had made!!!

    ...JH...

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  • Ramakrishna A K , Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Just imagine how much money Sharad Pawar must have made as he is the fountain head of IPL corruption.

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  • Mohammed, Namma Kudla

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    @Langoolacharya Just imagine how much Lalit Modi has made money out of IPL and we all know he is being supported by Sushma Swaraj.

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Modi promised to get back the loot from congress. 1.76lakh crore PLUS 70k crore, 1.86lakh crore etc. What is happening - do you have any guts to ask? Or do you conceed he was lying all the while and rightly nick named feku?

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  • Suresh k Mulki, Mulki, Oman

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    All our top industrialists involved in stacking black money in foreign banks along with politicians . If they take actions on our top industrialists then most of the companies will be closed and thousands of people will lose jobs including your kith and kin. Also affects countries economy enormously. Most of the black money has been invested in Auto industry, Gold and metal market as well as Super market chains and properties in foreign countries. So,It is difficult bring back lack money to India.

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  • Arun Ben, M'lore

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Then what about B.S Yeddy N Reddy??? why you didn't mentioned their names??????

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 16 2015

    Acche Din only for ...

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