MP Lokayukta Moves to Confiscate ₹12.14 Cr Assets of Corrupt Officers
Intensifying its offensive against entrenched corruption in public service across Madhya Pradesh, the Special Police Establishment (Lokayukta) has initiated formal legal proceedings to confiscate movable and immovable properties worth ₹12,14,72,343 (over ₹12.14 crore) accumulated disproportionately by seven government officials and employees. According to official communications submitted before the Special Court in Indore, the anti-corruption watchdog has widened its net beyond the accused civil servants themselves—explicitly attaching properties registered in the names of their spouses, relatives, and close acquaintances to prevent illicit wealth from being shielded behind benami ownership.
Spanning a wide cross-section of state administration—from senior Excise Department brass and District Registrars to Public Works Department (PWD) timekeepers, junior supply officers, and Gram Panchayat functionaries across Indore, Khandwa, Khargone (Maheshwar), and Alirajpur—the action underscores the Lokayukta’s resolve to ensure corrupt officials forfeit ill-gotten wealth permanently to the state treasury.
Two Officials Alone Account for Over ₹7.89 Crore in Disproportionate Wealth
A closer examination of the valuation figures recorded in the Lokayukta’s court submission reveals that a staggering 65 percent of the total ₹12.14 crore asset pool—amounting to more than ₹7.89 crore—is concentrated in just two cases:
Gurukripal Singh Sujalana (Timekeeper, Public Works Department): Topping the list is a Class-III employee whose declared legal salary stands in stark contrast to his vast real-estate and financial holdings. Investigators have submitted properties and movable assets worth ₹4,73,81,654 (₹4.73 crore) linked to Sujalana for formal confiscation.
Jagdish Rathi (Then Assistant Excise Commissioner): Ranking second on the list is former senior excise official Jagdish Rathi, against whom the Lokayukta has placed disproportionate assets valued at ₹3,15,30,844 (₹3.15 crore) before the court.
Department-Wise Breakdown of All Seven Disproportionate Assets Cases
Along with the top two cases, the Lokayukta’s dossier details five additional high-value corruption prosecutions involving officials who allegedly abused their public offices to amass wealth far beyond their known sources of income:
| Accused Official & Designation | Department / Posting | Value of Assets for Confiscation |
|---|---|---|
| Gurukripal Singh Sujalana (Timekeeper) | Public Works Department (PWD) | ₹4,73,81,654 |
| Jagdish Rathi (Then Assistant Excise Commissioner) | Excise Department | ₹3,15,30,844 |
| Sudhir Kumar Mishra (District Registrar) | Registration & Stamps, Indore | ₹1,39,51,109 |
| Babulal Patel (Then Clerk) | Janpad Panchayat, Maheshwar | ₹1,24,10,628 |
| Ashwini Nayak (Junior Supply Officer) | Food & Civil Supplies, Khandwa | ₹76,49,876 |
| Yogesh Dubey (Then Panchayat Secretary) | Antayana Gram Panchayat, Depalpur | ₹48,22,263 |
| Nawal Singh Jamod (Then Deputy Commissioner) | Excise Department | ₹37,25,969 |
| Total Valuation Across 7 Cases | Multiple State Departments | ₹12,14,72,343 |
How the Madhya Pradesh Special Court Act Enables Swift Confiscation
Providing insight into the legal roadmap, Superintendent of Police (Lokayukta) Dr. Rajesh Sahay confirmed that cases against all accused officials were registered under stringent provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act following thorough financial scrutiny and raids. Because investigators established that substantial land parcels, residential houses, vehicles, and bank balances were acquired in the names of family members and associates without legitimate income trails, those third-party holdings have been formally included in the attachment schedules.
Reinforcing this legal mechanism, the second page of the Lokayukta’s official communication cites a precedent-setting confiscation order in a separate corruption case involving Hanif Khan, the then secretary of Gram Panchayat Badi Bekalgaon in Alirajpur district, and his wife Shabina Khan. Registered under Crime No. 441/2014 invoking Sections 109 (abetment) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code alongside the Prevention of Corruption Act, the prosecution culminated in a decisive judgment on November 25, 2025, when Special Court No. 02 in Indore—constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Special Court Act, 2011—ordered the permanent confiscation of movable and immovable assets worth ₹71,73,739 in favor of the Madhya Pradesh government. With seven more high-profile confiscation applications now before the court, corrupt officials across the Malwa-Nimar belt and statewide face an unprecedented financial reckoning.
