The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Sachindra Kumar Yadav, director of the tourism department, at the Special Court, accusing him of amassing illegal wealth.

According to the anti-graft body, Yadav faces charges involving property worth Rs9.68 million, with prosecutors seeking imprisonment, a fine, and confiscation of assets deemed to have been acquired unlawfully. The investigation covered his tenure from June 7, 2009, to August 14, 2022.

During this period, Yadav was found to have assets valued at Rs26.81 million, while his total expenditure and investments amounted to Rs36.50 million. The unexplained difference was determined to be illicit wealth.

Some of the property in question was registered under the name of his wife, Asha Kumari Yadav, who has also been named as a defendant for the purpose of asset confiscation, the CIAA said.