Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Lokayukta Probes BMC Fake Billing, Tax Scam
The Lokayukta Police in Bhopal are investigating a big scam in the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC).
They think some people in the BMC might have been cheating by making fake bills and changing property tax records to steal money.
They have asked for old computer data from the BMC to check if this happened.
They also found out that some workers took money meant for taxes and put it into their own bank accounts.
Two people have been arrested for this.
The police are working with a team from Deloitte to get the old data back and find out what really happened.
Lokayukta Police are investigating a fake billing and property tax scam in the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC).
They have asked for seven years of deleted data from the BMC to verify financial transactions and detect manipulation.
The investigation began after raids on the BMC's computer section and workshop, following a complaint by a resident.
Two daily-wage employees were arrested for diverting Rs 14 lakh in tax payments into their personal accounts.
A private school's property tax was allegedly reduced from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 1 lakh, and a citywide verification exercise is underway.
- Who
- Lokayukta Police, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), Gunwant Sevatkar, Shiraj Ulhaq, Mohammad Sameer
- What
- Investigation into fake billing and property tax manipulation scam
- When
- Investigation period: 2019-20 to 2025-26, Arrests made on July 5
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To recover deleted data and investigate alleged financial irregularities
- Organization Involved
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- Investigation Period
- 2019-20 to 2025-26
- Alleged Scam Amount
- Rs 14 lakh
- Key Suspect
- Gunwant Sevatkar
- Investigation Agency
- Lokayukta Police
- Data Recovery Team
- Deloitte
- Arrested Individuals
- Shiraj Ulhaq, Mohammad Sameer
