Patna. On Tuesday, the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) raided more than a dozen places, including the SP residence, by registering a case against Purnia SP Dayashankar in the case of acquiring disproportionate assets. This action, which started with the rising of the sun, went on till late in the evening. SVU has also taken the help of Income Tax Department in the action. In addition to lakhs of cash, illegal assets and investment documents worth crores of rupees have been found from the premises of the SP. Action has also been taken against half a dozen police personnel-officers including SP's security personnel, readers. In the preliminary investigation, it has been found that the SP had given different responsibilities to the Gunner, Reader SHO for taking bribe money.

Special Vigilance Unit ADG Nayyar Hasnain Khan said that a lot of benami properties have been exposed in the raids so far. Dayashankar had invested a lot of his money in the real estate business. Evidence of this has been found in the builders whose bases were raided in Patna. Daya Shankar is a 2014 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. He has been the SDPO in Jagdishpur, Bhojpur and the SP of Sheikhpura. 

There are also suspicions of having many flats in Patna. Daya Shankar has acquired most of his huge immovable property in the name of wife and other people. In Patna, about 90 lakh investments have been made in land and flats. Flat No. 201 and 203 Winsome Empire, D Block, Danapur Lakhs of rupees were spent on the interior decoration of these properties. 18,15,939 cash has been found in the bank. Two lakh 96 thousand rupees and 28 lakh gold jewelery have been found from SP, Purnia Niwas. 1.52 lakh cash and 35 lakh jewelery have also been found from Biscuit Factory Road, Patna Shop CS-01, C Block, Winsome Empire, D Block, Danapur.