The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action against Hero Keswani, an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) posted in the Medical Education Department of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. ED has temporarily attached his properties worth Rs 1.47 crore. It is being told that ED has taken this action in the case of corruption and disproportionate assets.
According to ED, the investigation against Hero Keswani was started on the basis of FIR registered by the Economic Offenses Wing (EOW), Bhopal. ED investigation revealed that between January 1, 2005 and August 3, 2022, Keswani acquired assets much more than his legitimate income. According to the investigating agency, his assets were found to be about 286 percent more than his known income sources, which is worth about Rs 1.47 crore.
ED, Bhopal Zonal Office has provisionally attached assets valued at Rs. 1.47 Crore (approx.) on 10.06.2026 under PMLA, 2002 in the case of Hero Keswani, an Upper Division Clerk in the Medical Education Department, Bhopal in a matter related to acquisition of disproportionate pic.twitter.com/GSDbqpXe9O
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86.73 lakh cash recovered from the house
During the investigation, EOW had raided Keswani’s house, from where Rs 86.73 lakh in cash was recovered. When he was interrogated, he could not give a satisfactory answer about such a huge amount. Further investigation revealed that a major part of the alleged illegal earnings was invested in his wife’s name. However, the wife did not have any independent source of income from which such wealth could be created.
Many suspicious transactions exposed
Analysis of bank accounts in the ED investigation has also revealed evidence of many suspicious transactions and huge cash deposits. The agency says that illegal money was layered in various ways to make it appear legitimate. Apart from this, Hero Keswani did not even give complete details of assets and income to his department. Along with this, an attempt was made to hide the real ownership by purchasing some properties in the name of family members.
The attached assets include immovable properties, deposits in bank accounts and cash. ED says that all these properties are proceeds of crime. This action has been taken to prevent assets from being sold or hidden.
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