Raipur
The special court for the Prevention of Corruption Act in Raipur has ordered the attachment of nine additional immovable properties belonging to IAS officer Samir Bishnoi. The order, issued on 17 April 2026, relates to a disproportionate assets case registered by the State Economic Offences Investigation Bureau.
The Bureau registered case number 23/2024 under Section 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (amended 2018). These newly attached assets hold a value of approximately ₹4 crore. Investigators found that these properties were acquired in the names of family members and various firms.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had previously provisionally attached five immovable properties linked to Bishnoi in connection with the coal levy scam. The court order now prohibits the sale or transfer of the nine newly identified assets.
The court had earlier sanctioned the attachment of properties belonging to Saumya Chaurasia in related proceedings, marking another significant step in the ongoing corruption investigation in the state.
