New Delhi [India], June 3 (HBTV): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered approximately 3.5 kg of gold, 2 kg of silver worth around INR 3.5 crore, and nearly INR 1 crore in cash during searches at the premises of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer recently arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of INR 45 lakh.

The CBI stated that the searches led to the recovery of substantial assets and incriminating materials, including documents related to a bank locker and 25 bank accounts held across various banks. Officials also recovered papers linked to immovable properties located in Delhi, Mumbai, and Punjab. The total valuation of the seized movable and immovable assets is currently under assessment.

The investigation remains ongoing.

The arrested officer, a 2007-batch IRS official, was posted as Additional Director General, Directorate of Taxpayer Services, CR Building, ITO, New Delhi. He was arrested along with a private individual.

Both were produced before the designated court on June 1 and remanded to 14-day judicial custody.

According to officials, the CBI registered the case on May 31, 2025, following allegations that the IRS officer demanded a bribe of INR 45 lakh from a complainant in exchange for favourable treatment from the Income Tax Department. The officer allegedly threatened the complainant with legal action, penalties, and harassment in case of non-compliance.

The CBI laid a trap and arrested the private individual red-handed while accepting a bribe of INR 25 lakh on behalf of the IRS officer at the latter's residence in Mohali. The officer was subsequently arrested at his Vasant Kunj residence in New Delhi.

(ANI)