The Jabalpur unit of the Economic Offence Wing in Madhya Pradesh has uncovered a major disproportionate assets case involving Kamal Kishore Singare, an executive engineer posted in the Public Works Department in Balaghat. Investigators estimate that his total movable and immovable wealth crosses eleven crore rupees, amounting to roughly two hundred times his legal source of income. Acting on persistent complaints regarding corruption, harassment of contractors, and misuse of official position, a team from EOW Jabalpur launched a coordinated early morning raid at six o'clock on Thursday at Singare's official residence in Balaghat. The engineer was still asleep when the team arrived, waking him up to initiate the formal search proceedings.
Simultaneous Raids Across Multiple Locations
Targeting allegations of graft and the abuse of authority, three separate teams of the EOW conducted simultaneous searches starting at six in the morning on Thursday at Singare's government quarter in Balaghat as well as his private properties located in Chhindwara and Bhopal. During the search at the Balaghat government quarter, officials recovered two and a half lakh rupees in cash along with a newly purchased Scorpio SUV valued at approximately twenty-five lakh rupees. Following the preliminary search, Singare was taken to Chhindwara, where investigators tracked down several benami properties registered in the names of him and his family members.
Vast Wealth and Undeclared Investments
According to EOW officials, the assets linked to Singare include houses and plots valued at three crore rupees, a commercial shopping complex worth one and a half crore rupees, seven and a half lakh rupees in cash, fifty-two lakh rupees worth of gold ornaments, silver jewelry valued at one lakh twenty thousand rupees, two four-wheelers worth forty-nine lakh rupees, three two-wheelers valued at four lakh rupees, and high-end household goods worth one crore rupees. Properties worth nearly two crore rupees have also surfaced in Bhopal. Investigators have identified twelve bank accounts belonging to Singare and his family members, and are currently scrutinizing deposits, lockers, and other undisclosed financial investments. Searches were still underway at select locations, including a farmhouse, where officials continued to examine official documents and financial records.
Legal Measures Under Anti-Corruption Laws
Based on the preliminary findings, the EOW has registered a formal case under sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, as amended in 2018. The authorities are continuing their investigation into related departmental irregularities across the region.
