Smt. Jayshree Thakur, the former Additional District Magistrate for the Government of Bihar in Bhagalpur, as well as four other co-accused individuals—Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, Rishikesh Chaudhary, Rajshree Chaudhary, and Kaushal Kishor Sinha—, have been named in a prosecution complaint filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a case involving disproportionate assets. The current case was received by the Hon’ble Special Court of Patna on July 25, 2023.
On the basis of the Charge-Sheet in the FIR filed by the Economic Offence Unit (EOU), Patna, Bihar, in a disproportionate asset (D.A.) case lodged against Jayshree Thakur and others, the ED opened a money laundering investigation.
The main defendant, Smt. Jayshree Thakur, amassed disproportionate assets totalling Rs. 13,98,38,213/- between 12.1.1987 and 30.06.2013 in her name, in the names of her husband Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, her son Rishikesh Chaudhary, and her daughter Rajshree Chaudhary, according to an ED investigation. She used her position as a public servant against the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to amass disproportionate assets of Rs. 13,98,38,213/- by dishonest and unlawful methods.
The ED had previously issued a Provisional Attachment Order for the attachment of properties worth Rs. 6.84 Crore. A further inquiry led to the discovery of new properties worth Rs. 3.94 crore bought with criminal money.
Thus, the main accused and her family members have requested the confiscation of a total of 10.78 crore rupees in property, which includes 21 immovable properties worth 5.48 crore rupees in the form of plots of land and apartments located in the districts of Bhagalpur and Banka and 5.05 crore rupees in the form of available balance in 41 bank accounts held with different banks, as well as 12 insurance policies worth 26 lakh rupees. Further research is now being conducted.
