EOU: Supdt of Beur jail extorted prisoners, amassed illegal wealth | Patna News – Times of India
Patna: After two days of raids at multiple locations, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police unearthed several pieces of evidence that Beur Central Jail’s superintendent Vidhu Kumar illegally extorted money from the prisoners and amassed disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.4 crore, which were 146% higher than his known sources of income.
Separate teams conducted simultaneous searches at eight different locations in Patna, Motihari and Raxaul, linked to the jail superintendent and his associates on Saturday and Sunday. During the search at his govt residence near the jail premises, the team seized gold and silver jewellery and utensils worth about Rs 54 lakh, receipts related to the purchase of various jewellery and a register in which the income and expenditure were written. On its pages, the account of the amount collected from the prisoners inside the jail was recorded. Besides, an SUV, a pen drive and a cellphone were also recovered.
Silver utensils worth Rs 4 lakh were seized from Vidhu’s home in Saguna Mor. Some property documents were also seized along with a pen drive. At his ancestral home in Vishanpur village under Bihta police station area, the team recovered photocopies of six deeds related to the purchase of land. Meanwhile, from ward boy Prafull Kumar’s room, passbooks and cheque books of bank accounts opened in various banks in the names of Praful, Vidhu, his wife Archi Kumari and other people were seized along with debit and credit cards.
Eight smartphones, a spiral diary containing the details of illegal money received from various prisoners in jail and the names of various persons, including land dealer Neeraj Kumar Singh, to whom lakhs of rupees were given by the jail superintendent, were seized from the ward boy’s room. “The account of illegal transactions amounting to crores has been recorded in this diary,” the EOU sources said.
“At the land dealer’s house located in Patora in Motihari district, the team seized 13 expensive SUVs from different companies and documents related to bank accounts and properties. From the office of chartered accountant Kamal Mashkara in Raxaul, statements of various bank accounts of Vishu and his family members were recovered. Photocopies of five deeds related to the purchase of land in the name of Vidhu’s family members were also seized,” the sources said, adding that after the search, the DA amassed by the jail superintendent is likely to increase.
The FIR was registered against the jail superintendent after the EOU received a tip-off that he was extorting money from ordinary prisoners by exploiting and mentally harassing them. “Along with this, illegal extortion was also being done from the domineering prisoners in the jail in lieu of providing them facilities. Being a public servant, Vidhu earned a lot of money illegally by misusing his posts even in his previous postings as well. Apart from many of his family members/friends, his trusted subordinate warden Prafull is also involved in this work,” said the EOU’s DIG, Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.
He added, “Along with this, he created huge wealth by creating various shell companies in the name of his mother and wife, so that black money can be converted into white by money laundering. His close friend Singh and his CA Mashkara have been found to have played an important role in this money laundering operation. They will be charged under the act of abetment in the same FIR.”
Patna: After two days of raids at multiple locations, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police unearthed several pieces of evidence that Beur Central Jail’s superintendent Vidhu Kumar illegally extorted money from the prisoners and amassed disproportionate assets, which were 146% higher than his known sources of income.
Separate teams conducted simultaneous searches at eight different locations in Patna, Motihari and Raxaul, linked to the jail superintendent and his associates on Saturday and Sunday. During the search at his govt residence near the jail premises, the team seized gold and silver jewellery and utensils worth about Rs 54 lakh, receipts related to the purchase of various jewellery and a register in which the income and expenditure were written. On its pages, the account of the amount collected from the prisoners inside the jail was recorded. Besides, an SUV, a pen drive and a cellphone were also recovered.
Silver utensils worth Rs 4 lakh were seized from Vidhu’s home in Saguna Mor. Some property documents were also seized along with a pen drive. At his ancestral home in Vishanpur village under Bihta police station area, the team recovered photocopies of six deeds related to the purchase of land. Meanwhile, from ward boy Prafull Kumar’s room, passbooks and cheque books of bank accounts opened in various banks in the names of Praful, Vidhu, his wife Archi Kumari and other people were seized along with debit and credit cards.
Eight smartphones, a spiral diary containing the details of illegal money received from various prisoners in jail and the names of various persons, including land dealer Neeraj Kumar Singh, to whom lakhs of rupees were given by the jail superintendent, were seized from the ward boy’s room. “The account of illegal transactions amounting to crores has been recorded in this diary,” the EOU sources said.
“At the land dealer’s house located in Patora in Motihari district, the team seized 13 expensive SUVs from different companies and documents related to bank accounts and properties. From the office of chartered accountant Kamal Mashkara in Raxaul, statements of various bank accounts of Vishu and his family members were recovered. Photocopies of five deeds related to the purchase of land in the name of Vidhu’s family members were also seized,” the sources said, adding that after the search, the DA amassed by the jail superintendent is likely to increase.
The FIR was registered against the jail superintendent after the EOU received a tip-off that he was extorting money from ordinary prisoners by exploiting and mentally harassing them. “Along with this, illegal extortion was also being done from the domineering prisoners in the jail in lieu of providing them facilities. Being a public servant, Vidhu earned a lot of money illegally by misusing his posts even in his previous postings as well. Apart from many of his family members/friends, his trusted subordinate warden Prafull is also involved in this work,” said the EOU’s DIG, Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.
He added, “Along with this, he created huge wealth by creating various shell companies in the name of his mother and wife, so that black money can be converted into white by money laundering. His close friend Singh and his CA Mashkara have been found to have played an important role in this money laundering operation. They will be charged under the act of abetment in the same FIR.”
Separate teams conducted simultaneous searches at eight different locations in Patna, Motihari and Raxaul, linked to the jail superintendent and his associates on Saturday and Sunday. During the search at his govt residence near the jail premises, the team seized gold and silver jewellery and utensils worth about Rs 54 lakh, receipts related to the purchase of various jewellery and a register in which the income and expenditure were written. On its pages, the account of the amount collected from the prisoners inside the jail was recorded. Besides, an SUV, a pen drive and a cellphone were also recovered.
Silver utensils worth Rs 4 lakh were seized from Vidhu’s home in Saguna Mor. Some property documents were also seized along with a pen drive. At his ancestral home in Vishanpur village under Bihta police station area, the team recovered photocopies of six deeds related to the purchase of land. Meanwhile, from ward boy Prafull Kumar’s room, passbooks and cheque books of bank accounts opened in various banks in the names of Praful, Vidhu, his wife Archi Kumari and other people were seized along with debit and credit cards.
Eight smartphones, a spiral diary containing the details of illegal money received from various prisoners in jail and the names of various persons, including land dealer Neeraj Kumar Singh, to whom lakhs of rupees were given by the jail superintendent, were seized from the ward boy’s room. “The account of illegal transactions amounting to crores has been recorded in this diary,” the EOU sources said.
“At the land dealer’s house located in Patora in Motihari district, the team seized 13 expensive SUVs from different companies and documents related to bank accounts and properties. From the office of chartered accountant Kamal Mashkara in Raxaul, statements of various bank accounts of Vishu and his family members were recovered. Photocopies of five deeds related to the purchase of land in the name of Vidhu’s family members were also seized,” the sources said, adding that after the search, the DA amassed by the jail superintendent is likely to increase.
The FIR was registered against the jail superintendent after the EOU received a tip-off that he was extorting money from ordinary prisoners by exploiting and mentally harassing them. “Along with this, illegal extortion was also being done from the domineering prisoners in the jail in lieu of providing them facilities. Being a public servant, Vidhu earned a lot of money illegally by misusing his posts even in his previous postings as well. Apart from many of his family members/friends, his trusted subordinate warden Prafull is also involved in this work,” said the EOU’s DIG, Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.
He added, “Along with this, he created huge wealth by creating various shell companies in the name of his mother and wife, so that black money can be converted into white by money laundering. His close friend Singh and his CA Mashkara have been found to have played an important role in this money laundering operation. They will be charged under the act of abetment in the same FIR.”
Patna: After two days of raids at multiple locations, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police unearthed several pieces of evidence that Beur Central Jail’s superintendent Vidhu Kumar illegally extorted money from the prisoners and amassed disproportionate assets, which were 146% higher than his known sources of income.
Separate teams conducted simultaneous searches at eight different locations in Patna, Motihari and Raxaul, linked to the jail superintendent and his associates on Saturday and Sunday. During the search at his govt residence near the jail premises, the team seized gold and silver jewellery and utensils worth about Rs 54 lakh, receipts related to the purchase of various jewellery and a register in which the income and expenditure were written. On its pages, the account of the amount collected from the prisoners inside the jail was recorded. Besides, an SUV, a pen drive and a cellphone were also recovered.
Silver utensils worth Rs 4 lakh were seized from Vidhu’s home in Saguna Mor. Some property documents were also seized along with a pen drive. At his ancestral home in Vishanpur village under Bihta police station area, the team recovered photocopies of six deeds related to the purchase of land. Meanwhile, from ward boy Prafull Kumar’s room, passbooks and cheque books of bank accounts opened in various banks in the names of Praful, Vidhu, his wife Archi Kumari and other people were seized along with debit and credit cards.
Eight smartphones, a spiral diary containing the details of illegal money received from various prisoners in jail and the names of various persons, including land dealer Neeraj Kumar Singh, to whom lakhs of rupees were given by the jail superintendent, were seized from the ward boy’s room. “The account of illegal transactions amounting to crores has been recorded in this diary,” the EOU sources said.
“At the land dealer’s house located in Patora in Motihari district, the team seized 13 expensive SUVs from different companies and documents related to bank accounts and properties. From the office of chartered accountant Kamal Mashkara in Raxaul, statements of various bank accounts of Vishu and his family members were recovered. Photocopies of five deeds related to the purchase of land in the name of Vidhu’s family members were also seized,” the sources said, adding that after the search, the DA amassed by the jail superintendent is likely to increase.
The FIR was registered against the jail superintendent after the EOU received a tip-off that he was extorting money from ordinary prisoners by exploiting and mentally harassing them. “Along with this, illegal extortion was also being done from the domineering prisoners in the jail in lieu of providing them facilities. Being a public servant, Vidhu earned a lot of money illegally by misusing his posts even in his previous postings as well. Apart from many of his family members/friends, his trusted subordinate warden Prafull is also involved in this work,” said the EOU’s DIG, Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.
He added, “Along with this, he created huge wealth by creating various shell companies in the name of his mother and wife, so that black money can be converted into white by money laundering. His close friend Singh and his CA Mashkara have been found to have played an important role in this money laundering operation. They will be charged under the act of abetment in the same FIR.”
