CBI Deputy Faces New Charges of Massive Wealth Discrepancy

The CBI has filed a new case against one of its deputy superintendents, accusing him and his wife of accumulating disproportionate assets worth over Rs 98.33 lakh. Already under investigation for alleged bribery, the officer could not justify how the assets were acquired, leading to charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a fresh legal case against its own deputy superintendent of police, already tangled in a bribery investigation, for amassing disproportionate assets. The case, officials confirmed on Tuesday, involves the officer's work in the Banking, Securities, and Fraud branch, where he and his wife garnered assets totaling over Rs 98.33 lakh during the period of 2021-24.

This amount, they explained, is 87% above the couple's known sources of income and could not be satisfactorily accounted for. Due to this unexplained wealth, the agency has registered a case against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

As part of ongoing inquiries, the implicated deputy superintendent was already facing scrutiny relating to a 2024 case in which he allegedly took bribes amounting to Rs five crore from various companies and individuals under investigation, further compounding the seriousness of the charges against him.