Corruption Case Against Assistant GST Commissioner Deepak Pandit

New Delhi:

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case towards Deepak Pandit, an Assistant Commissioner of Items and Carrier Tax and Central Excise, on corruption fees for collecting property price over Rs three.96 crore which might be 376 in step with cent above his identified resources of source of revenue, officers mentioned on Friday.

Pandit, a detailed relative of movie character Ashoke Pandit, is said to have abused his reputable place and indulged in corruption for collecting those property, they mentioned.

In a tweet in 2018, Ashoke Pandit had described him as his “more youthful brother”.

The company has booked Deepak Pandit, his spouse Arushi and two sons — Ashutosh and Divyansh.

The company sleuths performed searches at seven residential premises — six in Mumbai and one in Bhubaneswar — within the title of Pandit and his members of the family on Thursday which persisted until overdue night time, they mentioned.

Pandit began his occupation with the Customs division as a clerk in 1985 in Mumbai, used to be promoted as Assistant Commissioner in 2014 and is lately posted in Bhubaneswar, the CBI alleged.

In a 14-year length, January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2014 all through his posting in Mumbai, Pandit allegedly gathered movable and immovable property in his title and within the names of his members of the family when the entire circle of relatives source of revenue used to be Rs 1.05 crore.

The company mentioned the circle of relatives gathered property price Rs four.39 crore with bills of over Rs 61.80 lakh all through the length.

The CBI mentioned going by way of documented source of revenue and expenditure, Deepak Pandit has property price over Rs three.96 crore in his title and the names of his members of the family which might be 376 in step with cent over his identified resources of source of revenue.

All the way through the searches, the CBI recovered paperwork bearing on Rs 1.82 crore price of fastened deposits, investments in mutual price range, assets paperwork of residences at six up-market localities in Mumbai and one in Bhubaneswar, the officers mentioned, including that those have been a part of disproportionate property discussed within the FIR.

“The accused, Deepak Pandit, used to be present in ownership of disproportionate property to the track of Rs three.96 crore bought in his personal title and within the names of his spouse and two sons,” the FIR mentioned.

The company has alleged that his spouse Arushi Pandit didn’t have any unbiased supply of source of revenue however she bought immovable houses in her title and offered them.

It’s alleged that houses have been bought by way of her for and on behalf of her husband Deepak pandit, it mentioned.

“It is usually learnt that Ashutosh Pandit, the elder son of Deepak Pandit, had additionally bought immovable houses all through the test length within the type of two residences at JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle, Mumbai for Rs two crore, when he used to be no longer having any supply of source of revenue. Those houses have been bought by way of him for and on behalf of his father Deepak Pandit,” it alleged.

The CBI has “reliably learnt” that Divyansh Pandit, the more youthful son of Deepak Pandit, had bought gold bar bullion for Rs 94.56 lakh when he used to be no longer having any supply of source of revenue, it alleged.

“Thus, it’s prima facie established that Deepak Pandit being a public servant abused his reputable place and dedicated the offence punishable…underneath Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by way of collecting property disproportionate to his identified resources of source of revenue,” it mentioned.

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