<p>Bhopal: ED on Friday conducted searches in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> as part of a money-laundering probe against a former transport department official who was recently searched by the Lokayukta police on allegations of possession of disproportionate assets, official sources said.</p>.<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/enforcement-directorate">Enforcement Directorate (ED)</a> is also probing into a "linked" seizure of gold and cash worth about Rs 52 crore from an abandoned SUV.</p>.<p>Raids are being undertaken at five-six premises in state capital Bhopal, Gwalior and Jabalpur. The premises are linked to the family and associates of Saurabh Sharma -- the official under the scanner, the sources said.</p>.<p>The Lokayukta police last week recovered assets worth more than Rs 3 crore, including Rs 2.85 crore in cash, after it raided Sharma's premises in Bhopal.</p>.Food delivery firm staffer made to take off Santa Claus costume on Christmas eve in Indore.<p>Following this, on December 20, the Income-Tax Department seized 52 kilogrammes of gold bars worth Rs 40 crore and more than Rs 11 crore in cash from an abandoned SUV in Bhopal.</p>.<p>The vehicle was found registered in the name of one Chetan Singh Gaur, a "close associate" of Sharma, the sources said.</p>.<p>The sources said the two instances could be "linked and that an investigation is underway to ascertain the facts".</p>.<p>Sharma is stated to have availed of voluntary retirement from service about a year ago. </p>
<p>Bhopal: ED on Friday conducted searches in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> as part of a money-laundering probe against a former transport department official who was recently searched by the Lokayukta police on allegations of possession of disproportionate assets, official sources said.</p>.<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/enforcement-directorate">Enforcement Directorate (ED)</a> is also probing into a "linked" seizure of gold and cash worth about Rs 52 crore from an abandoned SUV.</p>.<p>Raids are being undertaken at five-six premises in state capital Bhopal, Gwalior and Jabalpur. The premises are linked to the family and associates of Saurabh Sharma -- the official under the scanner, the sources said.</p>.<p>The Lokayukta police last week recovered assets worth more than Rs 3 crore, including Rs 2.85 crore in cash, after it raided Sharma's premises in Bhopal.</p>.Food delivery firm staffer made to take off Santa Claus costume on Christmas eve in Indore.<p>Following this, on December 20, the Income-Tax Department seized 52 kilogrammes of gold bars worth Rs 40 crore and more than Rs 11 crore in cash from an abandoned SUV in Bhopal.</p>.<p>The vehicle was found registered in the name of one Chetan Singh Gaur, a "close associate" of Sharma, the sources said.</p>.<p>The sources said the two instances could be "linked and that an investigation is underway to ascertain the facts".</p>.<p>Sharma is stated to have availed of voluntary retirement from service about a year ago. </p>