Kerala vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (VACB) director Jacob Thomas has been holding undisclosed property of about 50 acres in Sethur village in Rajapalayam taluk of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.
According to a Times of India report, Thomas didn’t mention about the property in his latest disclosure of assets as on January 1 2017.
The VACB director’s action is a clear violation of service rules as according to rule 16 (2) of all India service conduct rules, 1968, details of all immovable properties of officers -whether owned, acquired or leased by them -should be submitted to the government.
Interestingly, the property is not only registered in Jacob Thomas’s name but his address in the registration document is that of a major transporter in Kochi.
The registration of the property was made in November 2001. According to his latest disclosure of assets, Jacob Thomas has assets worth Rs 37.95 crore.
Jacob Thomas made news earlier by making critical statements against the government when the UDF was in power.
