Overview

• Search teams hit four linked locations at 6 a.m., including Mehra’s Bhopal home, his son’s flat, a Govindpura pipe factory and a property in Saini village.
• Investigators reported jewellery, factory interests and investments collectively valued at about Rs 60 crore.
• Officials contrasted the haul with Mehra’s career salary and allowances of roughly Rs 2.5 crore, estimating a 25-fold gap.
• The team presented a warrant at the residence, seized mobile phones and restricted the movement of occupants during the search.
• Evidence collection is ongoing as Lokayukta’s Special Police Establishment examines the provenance of the assets.