Pune: The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has booked a former deputy director of agriculture and his wife on the charge of possessing assets worth Rs 4.38 crore during his service between 1994 and 2025.
The complaint accused the official, currently posted at Agricultural Technology Management Agency in Solapur district, of having assets 128.7% higher than his known income. In April 2025, BJP MLA Suresh Dhas had levelled serious allegations of irregularities involving licences and financial transactions in the department. On Dec 2, 2025, ACB launched an investigation into the official. A team headed by ACB superintendent of police Shirish Sardeshpande examined the officer’s sources of income and assets for the period between June 1994 and Dec 2025 and found assets worth Rs 4.38 crore.
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