KOTA: Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Shashank Yadav, who was caught by ACB, Kota, with Rs 16.32 lakh four days ago, is proving a hard nut to crack for the interrogating official as the accused is not cooperating in investigation and avoiding replies to the queries.
Consequently, the ACB court, on request by the agency, extended his remand by a day after he was produced before the court on Thursday on the completion of his four days remand.
On completion of remand for interrogation, the investigating officer of the case, ACB inspector Dharamveer produced the accused IRS officer before the ACB court in Kota and requested for extension of remand following which the court ordered to extend it by a day.
The accused, Shashank Yadav is very shrewd, intelligent and hard nut to crack as he is not at all cooperating in the investigation with the agency and avoiding replying most of the queries by the agency and it is the reason the agency requested the court for a day’s more remand, IO Dharamveer said.
So far, the two saving and a PPF accounts of the accused IRS have disclosed a total deposit of Rs 48 lakh, while documents of property recovered during the search at his residences in Uttar Pradesh are yet to be accessed from vigilance team of ACB UP that had carried out the search operation, he added.
The ACB is also investigating the call details of the accused IRS to collect evidences.
ACB, Kota had arrested Yadav on Saturday last week and recovered Rs 16.32 lakh from his possession in an SUV vehicle on Kota Hanging Bridge.
Yadav held the post of general manager of Ghazipur opium factory in UP and additional charge of the same post in opium factory in Neemuch in MP where opium farmers of Rajasthan deposit their produce for tests at various levels.
Consequently, the ACB court, on request by the agency, extended his remand by a day after he was produced before the court on Thursday on the completion of his four days remand.
On completion of remand for interrogation, the investigating officer of the case, ACB inspector Dharamveer produced the accused IRS officer before the ACB court in Kota and requested for extension of remand following which the court ordered to extend it by a day.
The accused, Shashank Yadav is very shrewd, intelligent and hard nut to crack as he is not at all cooperating in the investigation with the agency and avoiding replying most of the queries by the agency and it is the reason the agency requested the court for a day’s more remand, IO Dharamveer said.
So far, the two saving and a PPF accounts of the accused IRS have disclosed a total deposit of Rs 48 lakh, while documents of property recovered during the search at his residences in Uttar Pradesh are yet to be accessed from vigilance team of ACB UP that had carried out the search operation, he added.
The ACB is also investigating the call details of the accused IRS to collect evidences.
ACB, Kota had arrested Yadav on Saturday last week and recovered Rs 16.32 lakh from his possession in an SUV vehicle on Kota Hanging Bridge.
Yadav held the post of general manager of Ghazipur opium factory in UP and additional charge of the same post in opium factory in Neemuch in MP where opium farmers of Rajasthan deposit their produce for tests at various levels.
