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B L Meena was held after documents relating to assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and Rs 13.40 lakh [Rs 1.3 million] were seized during raids at his Mahesh Nagar residence in Jaipur, they said.
The assets included two farmhouses, plots, shops, jewellery, vehicles and high-tech gadgets, the sources said.
Meena was produced in a court, which remanded him to police custody for four days.
The accused -- who was running at least a dozen projects on archaeological research -- was suspected to be selling antique pieces found during excavation works, they said.
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