Raid yields crores at panchayat secretary house

BHOPAL: Lokayukta police raid on a residence of a panchayat secretary in Sidhi district on Monday unearthed moveable and immovable assets running into crores. During the course of raid on the residence of panchayat secretary Yuvraj Singh at Naudia village, the team stumbled on documents and papers, showing the employee owned three houses, 15 acres of land he purchased between 2009 and 2014, sources said.
Singh, currently posted at Mehrajpur village of the district, started out on a measely salary of Rs 500 per month went on to amass assets way beyond his means in 10 years of service, sources said. The raid brought to an end crorepati panchayat secretary's money-making run, who received all-told salary of Rs 5.5 lakh in his decade-long service. Besides, Singh owns five vehicles -- two motorcycles, two Tata 407 vehicles, and one tractor, sources said. The panchayat secretary and his wife have 9 bank accounts. Singh, who began working as panchayat secretary in 2005, received only Rs 500 as salary till 2008. From 2009 to 2014, he received Rs 5,000 as the salary.