Overview
- Lookout circulars were issued for Shubham Jaiswal and three alleged accomplices—Divesh Jaiswal, Amit Jaiswal and Akash Pathak—with a Rs 50,000 reward announced for information on Jaiswal.
- Police say intelligence inputs suggest Jaiswal fled India and is suspected to be in Dubai.
- Investigators have flagged properties worth nearly Rs 40 crore allegedly linked to Jaiswal, with verification underway through the registry, tehsil and Varanasi Development Authority.
- Officials say coercive action on the assets will follow only after documentary proof of ownership and funding sources is established.
- Authorities report 78 arrests statewide and action against 134 firms, while the IG-led SIT probes financial flows, diversion of consignments and inter-state links and prepares extradition steps for those who fled abroad.