IT recovers 52 kg gold worth over ₹40 cr from abandoned car in Bhopal forest

This comes amid an ongoing raids on real estate businesses by the enforcement directorate (ED) and Lokayukta

Published on: Dec 20, 2024, 13:06:26 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: The income tax (IT) department has recovered 52 kg of gold worth ₹40.47 crore from an abandoned car in Mindori forest in Bhopal, said an official on Friday.

The IT department officials have raided 51 locations belonging to Trishul Construction, Quality Group, and Ishan Group in Bhopal and Indore (Bloomberg/File)

The recovery was made during ongoing raids on real estate businesses by the enforcement directorate (ED), Lokayukta and the IT department.

According to officials, the department received a tip-off around 2 am. “A team of 100 policemen in 30 vehicles went to the spot after we received the call. The car is said to be registered in the name of a builder whom the police are trying to apprehend,” an IT officer said.

The IT department officials have raided 51 locations belonging to Trishul Construction, Quality Group, and Ishan Group in Bhopal and Indore, added the officer.

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On Thursday, the Lokayukta recovered ₹1 crore and 40 kg of silver after raiding the residence of Saurabh Sharma, an ex-constable of the Regional Transport Office (RTO). Sharma had left his job a year ago and joined the real estate business.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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