A zero FIR was initially lodged in Jabalpur on July 21 and later forwarded to Bhopal for formal registration.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Jagdish Prasad Sarvate, the Deputy Commissioner in the Tribal Welfare Department, after an investigation found that he allegedly amassed assets worth Rs 2.38 crore beyond his known sources of income during a ten-year period. A tiger skin was also recovered from his Jabalpur residence, prompting a separate wildlife offence case.Sarvate did not respond to calls and messages seeking a comment.A zero FIR was initially lodged in Jabalpur on July 21 and later forwarded to Bhopal for formal registration.The FIR notes that Sarvate entered government service on September 7, 1989, and joined his present cadre on December 13, 2004. His salary records were collected from the Jabalpur treasury office and the State Bank of India, where he maintains his salary account.The investigators alleged that “the total expenditure of Rs 3.95 crore far exceeds his legal income of Rs 1.57 crore, resulting in disproportionate assets of Rs 2.38 crore.”The EOW states that since the “allegations of amassing disproportionate assets appear prima facie established, a case has been registered… against the accused.”During the investigation, Sarvate was found to have allegedly purchased a commercial plot worth Rs 46.38 lakh and a residential house worth Rs 16.52 lakh in Mocha village, Mandla district, the FIR states. It also states that a “resort is under construction at the combined location, with an estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh.”Story continues below this adHis Bhopal residence was allegedly found to have construction worth Rs 50 lakh.Additionally, he allegedly purchased 4.046 hectares of agricultural land in Talla village in Umaria district for Rs 1.53 crore; multiple parcels of farmland in Pataur village, Umaria district, for Rs 22.6 lakh; and a plot in Kohka, Seoni district, for Rs 15.9 lakh.During a search of Sarvate’s ancestral house in Adhartal, Jabalpur, EOW teams allegedly discovered a tiger skin being used as a seat cover. Officials said the skin appeared to be around 30 years old. The Forest Department was informed, and a separate offence is set to be registered under Sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Economic Offences Wing