Bhopal: Daily Wage Worker Ran 3 Firms, Owned ₹3.05 Crore Assets

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Shiv Kumar Jharia, a daily wage worker at Bicchia Nagar Palika was found running three private companies and owning movable and immovable assets worth several crores in a raid carried out by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) at his residential and commercial establishments in Jabalpur on Saturday.

Jharia earlier served as cashier at MANREGA at Mogaon in Mandala district. EOW registered a case against Jharia under Prevention of Corruption Act after he was found owning assets 1200 per cent more than his income. Earlier, an FIR was registered against him at Bichhia police station for committing financial anomalies worth over Rs 29 lakh.

EOW officials said that search was conducted at Jharia’s residence and commercial establishments which revealed that Jharia and his kin owned properties worth several crores. Officials found documents of a home and four plots worth Rs 50.57 lakh, 12 insurance policies of Rs 29.72 lakh, 2 FDRs worth Rs 5 lakh along with jewellery and valuables worth Rs 32.85 lakh.

Moreover, the search revealed that Jharia is the director of Shivangi Travels, Shivanshi Green Solutions and Shivanshi India Nidhi Private Limited. Shivangi Travels was running four SUVs in Delhi worth Rs 1.05 crore and a hatchback worth Rs 45.23 lakh.

Shivanshi Green Solution deals in solar panels while Shivanshi India Nidhi was engaged in banking business. EOW officials said that further details were being collected regarding other movable and immovable assets of Jharia. The analyses of documents and records till now indicate that Jharia and his kin own disproportionate assets worth Rs 3. 05 crore, officials added.