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EOW Raids MY Hospital Pharmacist Over Disproportionate Assets in Indore
A special police team that investigates money crimes went to check on a pharmacist at a big government hospital in Indore, India.
The pharmacist, Rakesh Gorkhe, was suspected of owning more things than his salary could pay for.
The police found that his house, land and other belongings were worth about ₹2.13 crore.
But his honest earnings from his job were only about ₹1.11 crore.
That means his belongings were worth 108% more than the money he officially earned.
The police think he may have cheated while handling government medicines at the hospital.
They found six properties in Indore, including a house and several plots of land.
They also found a record showing he paid ₹6.7 lakh to a building company for another plot.
The police took his passport, bank books and some cash, and they saw that he travelled to Thailand without getting permission.
The investigation is still going on.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Madhya Pradesh police raided the premises of Rakesh Gorkhe, a pharmacist at Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital in Indore, following a complaint alleging disproportionate assets.
Investigators valued his movable and immovable assets at around ₹2.13 crore against a legitimate income of ₹1.11 crore, making his assets 108% higher than his disclosed income.
Six properties in Indore were identified, including a two-storey house in Vrindavan Garden and several plots, along with records of a ₹6.7 lakh payment to Omaxe Developers.
Gorkhe is suspected of misusing his official position and committing irregularities related to government medicine stocks, and of failing to disclose properties as required under service rules.
The EOW seized property documents, bank passbooks, his passport and ₹1.51 lakh in cash; the passport showed a trip to Thailand in October 2023 without departmental permission.
- Who
- Rakesh Gorkhe, a pharmacist at Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital in Indore, and his wife Kirti Gorkhe, a librarian at a government dental college.
- What
- The EOW raided his premises and found assets worth about ₹2.13 crore against a legitimate income of ₹1.11 crore (108% above disclosed income), including six properties and a ₹6.7 lakh payment to Omaxe Developers.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- Reported on August 5; two articles say the raid happened on Wednesday while one says Tuesday.
- Why
- He is suspected of amassing disproportionate assets by misusing his official position and committing irregularities related to government medicine stocks.
Key facts
- Accused
- Rakesh Gorkhe, pharmacist at MY Hospital, Indore
- Assets found
- Around ₹2.13 crore
- Legitimate income
- ₹1.11 crore during check period
- Asset-income gap
- 108% above disclosed income
- Properties identified
- Six in Indore, including a house and plots; ₹6.7 lakh paid to Omaxe Developers
- Salary details
- Gorkhe: ₹18,711 (2015) to ₹54,664 (2025); wife ₹42,402/month
- Items seized
- Property documents, bank passbooks, passport, ₹1.51 lakh cash
- Legal action
- Case registered under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act
Quotes
EOW official
Officer from the Economic Offences Wing investigating the case
“We have received information from Gorkhe’s passport about a trip to Thailand in October 2023, but no record of government permission for this trip has been found. The expenses incurred on the foreign trip will be assessed and included in the investigation.”
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