The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of Kerala conducted coordinated search operations at the residence and properties of State Goods and Services Tax Joint Commissioner Prajani Rajan in Kochi, recovering over fourteen lakh rupees in unaccounted currency alongside foreign banknotes. The enforcement action stemmed from an ongoing preliminary inquiry into alleged accumulation of disproportionate assets exceeding two crore rupees.
Vigilance sleuths documented significant property deeds, luxury vehicle registrations, and substantial bank locker deposits that appeared heavily inconsistent with the senior bureaucrat’s known lawful sources of public income. Investigators also seized electronic communication devices and departmental tax clearance ledgers to determine whether commercial tax assessment favors were traded for financial kickbacks.
Bureau officials indicated that formal summons will be served on the officer to provide verifiable accounting records for the liquid cash and real estate holdings uncovered during the simultaneous searches. State finance department officials stated that disciplinary administrative proceedings will follow once the anti-corruption agency submits its final evidentiary evaluation.
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