Nanjing official under investigation

A real estate management official in Nanjing spotted in a photograph wearing a high-end luxurious wristwatch and smoking expensive cigarettes is under investigation, the local government said on its website on the weekend.

The Jiangning district government launched a probe into Zhou Jiugeng's financial assets after a large number of netizens commented on an online photograph showing the official sporting a 100,000-yuan ($14,600) watch and smoking a 150-yuan packet of cigarettes, the statement said.

Zhou will be strictly punished if found guilty of any corruption or violation of laws and discipline, it said.