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Former U.P. Chief Secretary arrested

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NEW DELHI: Two years after registering a disproportionate assets case against him, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, Akhand Pratap Singh, on the charge that he had amassed wealth through corrupt means.

Mr. Singh, a 1967 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, retired as the Chief Secretary in December 2003. He was arrested from his Vasant Kunj farm house in south Delhi.

Case registered in 2005

The CBI registered a case against him on March 22, 2005 and carried out searches at three places in Delhi, seven places in Lucknow, two places in Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) and four places in Nainital (Uttarakhand).

According to the FIR lodged by the CBI, the accused held various sensitive positions in the Uttar Pradesh government and also at the Centre.

He is accused of acquiring huge property in his name and in the name of his family members and others, besides possessing a ‘benami’ fleet of vehicles.

The CBI alleged that he was leading a life of extravagance and spent enormous amount on the education and marriage of his two daughters.

He had also stashed his ill-gotten earnings in overseas banks and made several private trips abroad, it was claimed.

Over 100 bank accounts, having huge deposits, were also unearthed besides large investments in shares, debentures and luxurious vehicles, the central investigating agency said.

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