BHOPAL(India),Febrauary28,2012: According to the Income Tax department's final assessment report, the total wealth amassed by the tainted IAS couple Arvind Joshi and Tinu Joshi is pegged at Rs 240.38 crore. The report took over a year after the initial appraisal that assessed the amount at around Rs 360 crore in December 2010, ten months after IT sleuths raided the official residence of the Joshis here, officials said. The final assessment report running into more than 2,400 pages says the duo owned 18 flats worth Rs 18 crore in
Assam, besides 387.49 acres of land worth Rs 193 crore in tribal-dominated Mandla, Umaria, Sagar and others parts of MP. They also possessed plots in MP worth Rs 3.28 crore, flats worth 3.43 crore, a Rs 2 crore flat in Delhi, shares worth Rs 1.1 crore and Rs 4 crore stashed in
ICICI bank. The babu couple also had investments of around Rs 15 crore in businesses, officials said. The
Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta had also carried out a raid at the couple's home on December 10, 2010. The final assessment report of the IT department is expected to give a boost to SPE which is yet to file a chargesheet against the tainted couple. The SPE has been waiting for this report to hasten its proceedings in the case. The Joshi couple, who belong to the 1970 MP IAS cadre, had also served at the centre. Arvind was joint secretary in the defence ministry during the
1999 Kargil war and his wife had worked as deputy secretary in the PMO between July 1, 1988 and January 1, 1990.
