More gold, silver, cash found at Sai Baba's Whitefield ashram

BANGALORE: More valuables, including 6.09 kg of gold, 245.36 kg silver and Rs 80.50 lakh cash were recovered from the Whitefield complex of late Sathya Sai Baba during an inventory there on Wednesday.

 

The final inventory was prepared in the presence of deputy commissioner of Bangalore Urban MK Aiyappa, deputy commissioner of police (South East division) PS Harsha and other senior revenue officials and police officers as independent witnesses and state government representatives.

"We've paid Rs 4.81 crore towards tax, based on the value of the inventory done on the three days between July 18 and today. With this final inventory, the listing of the wealth possessed by Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust concludes," Prof A Anantharaman, media coordinator of the Trust, told reporters on Wednesday.

"We have only taken records of the account held at Canara Bank's Adugodi branch, which is within the Brindavan premises. Cash found at Brindavan was deposited in this account. There are several accounts held by the Trust in Central Bank of India and State Bank of India branches close to Brindavan," he said.

MK Aiyappa, later confirming the disclosure, stated that the revenue officials had only opened one room in Brindavan where the valuables were kept, and the kitchen at the Ashram. "We have not taken into account any documents or records of lands held by the Trust," he clarified. State government representatives were at Brindavan for the exercise at the request of the Trust, he added.
 

 

 

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