CBI books Delhi judge Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal in disproportionate assets case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CB) has booked Delhi judge Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal and her husband Alok Lakhanpal in a case of amassing disproportionate assets..Lakhanpal, a Senior Civil Judge (West), Tis Hazari Courts in New Delhi, has been booked for the offence of criminal misconduct by a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act. .According to the first information report, Lakhanpal amassed huge assets in the name of her husband Alok Lakhanpal, an advocate, between July 2006 to September 2016. The FIR said that the two amassed disproportionate assets amounting to ₹2.99 crores for the said period. During the beginning of the relevant period, Lakhanpal and her husband had combined movable assets worth ₹1.09 lakh. At the end of the check period, it rose to 3.53 crore. Their income during the said period was ₹1.05 crore while and their expenditure was ₹51. 73 lakh, the FIR said."It is relevant to mention that Ms Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal has not intimated to the department about the unaccounted cash of ₹9,40,990 which was recovered from the house search and also concealed about the actual value of house no. R-546, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi amounting to ₹1,60,50,000. Even Alok Lakhanpal was actively involved for acquisition of various assets in his name and in the joint name of his relatives. Thus, he is also liable for abetment to the offence under Section 109 IPC and Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal, Sr. Civil Judge (under suspension) is liable for the offence of acquiring disproportionate assets under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act 1988," it was stated..In 2016, Tiwari had been caught taking bribes after which she and her husband were arrested. She had later secured bail in that case.