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Lokayukta officials unearthed disproportionate assets worth nearly Rs 7.6 crore during simultaneous raids on Madhya Pradesh forest department officer Sanjeev Sharma on Saturday.

Following disproportionate asset complaints and a Narmadapuram special court warrant, two Lokayukta teams launched operations at 7 am against the Satpura Tiger Reserve Sub-Divisional Officer.

Lokayukta SP Sunil Patidar led searches at Sharma’s official residence and office in Pachmarhi, while another team raided his ancestral home in Chhindwara’s Professor Colony.

Lokayukta DSP Virendra Singh stated that preliminary verification initially showed assets 228 per cent above Sharma’s known income, but Saturday’s findings push this estimate to 560 per cent.

Investigators recovered 28 land transaction agreements alongside documents for two commercial properties: Matkuli’s Ecotel Hotel and Resort worth Rs 2 crore, and Pachmarhi’s Serenity The Villa worth Rs 1 crore.

Officials seized Rs 26.36 lakh in cash, 2,527.924 grams of gold worth Rs 3.50 crore, and 1,656 grams of silver valued at Rs 2.94 lakh across both locations.

At the Chhindwara residence, sleuths recovered Rs 3,01,800 cash, 927.924 grams of gold, and 356 grams of silver, while finding two locked cupboards whose keys Sharma holds.

From Sharma’s Pachmarhi government accommodation, teams seized Rs 23.35 lakh in cash, 1,600 grams of gold, and 1,300 grams of silver jewellery.

The preliminary assessment also includes four vehicles valued at Rs 31.20 lakh and household articles worth approximately Rs 50 lakh.

DSP Singh confirmed that authorities are currently examining bank accounts, investments, and property records across Chhindwara and Hoshangabad, noting that pending valuations could further increase the total asset value.