Overview

• Searches covered one property in Gwalior and seven locations in Indore linked to retired District Excise Officer Dharmendra Singh Bhadoria, according to Lokayukta police.
• Officials reported recovering Rs 1.05 crore in cash, gold bars of about 1.50 kg and roughly 1 kg of gold jewellery during the coordinated raids.
• Unearthed holdings include properties traced to Indore and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh as well as Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
• Investigators cited leads on seven to eight bank accounts and lockers, three to four high-end vehicles in the family’s name, and possible investments in films.
• Bhadoria retired from the Alirajpur post on August 31, 2025, and a detailed valuation of the seized materials and documents is in progress.