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Inspector Amit Gupta amassed crores in 13 years; EOU raid uncovers massive wealth.
- •EOU raided premises of Transport Department Inspector Amit Kumar Gupta in Bihar.
- •Gupta is accused of possessing disproportionate assets worth approximately Rs 1.49 crore, 148.10% above his known income.
- •Raids in Patna and Ara uncovered Rs 3 lakh cash, an electric car, documents for 11 land parcels, and multiple houses.
- •Documents related to investments in Imperia Infrastructure (Noida) and Airwil Business Park (New Delhi) were found.
- •15 bank accounts were frozen, and documents for over Rs 30 lakh in shares/mutual funds and Rs 10 lakh in LIC policies were recovered.
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The Economic Offenses Unit (EOU) conducted raids after an initial investigation revealed that transport department enforcement sub-inspector Amit Kumar Gupta possessed assets worth approximately Rs 1 crore 49 lakh 58 thousand 500 more than his known legitimate income, which is about 148.10 percent higher than his legal earnings.
During the searches across Patna and Ara, the EOU found an electric Tata Tiago car, about Rs 3 lakh in cash from his ancestral home, documents for 11 land parcels, a G+3 house in Avadhpuri, a house under construction in Pakri, a flat in Patna, and investment papers in Noida and New Delhi.
The investigating team discovered passbooks and checkbooks for 15 bank accounts whose funds have been frozen, along with investment documents showing over Rs 30 lakh in shares and mutual funds, seven LIC policies totaling over Rs 10 lakh, and jewelery purchase receipts.
