A vigilance team has seized documents and other evidence after a raid on Aug 5 at the home of Alpana Mitra, a former Rajkot Municipal Corporation civil engineer who retired on July 31. 

The team, led by Bharat Kathrotiya on the orders of Municipal Commissioner  D P Desai, found nine municipal engineers from the Waterworks and Drainage projects at Mitra’s bungalow near Kalawad Road:

• Kapil Joshi 
• Divyesh Trivedi
• V H Umat 
• H M Khakhkhar 
• Rajesh Rathod 
• Ashwin Kanjariya 
• Hiren Singh Jadeja 
• Devraj Mori
• Ankit Talaviya 

The vigilance team also seized 50 official files — related to payments for maintenance of drainage and waterworks projects — and registers that the engineers had brought with them. 

Mitra had previously worked on various projects including the Gandhi Museum, housing, and libraries, and there are ongoing concerns about “overestimates” in some of these projects. She was also chargesheeted over complaints related to irregularities at Sagar Nagar housing.

Further, retired officials are expected to complete any pending work related to their accounts at the municipal office during working hours. However, Mitra appears to have disregarded this norm, adding to the severity of the breach. 

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