CBI conducts searches on 11 premises of IRS officer Santosh Karnani in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar in DA case
It was further alleged that the accused had invested huge amounts of ill-gotten funds in acquiring properties in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Mumbai.
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CBI said that extensive searches were being carried out on the premises of the accused and his associates, as part of its investigation in the case. During these searches, incriminating documents and digital devices were seized, the agency added.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it conducted searches at a total of 11 residential and official premises of 2005-batch IRS officer Santosh Karnani, in Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, in a case related to disproportionate assets.
The case against Karnani and his wife Aarti was registered for allegedly acquiring disproportionate assets. It was alleged that the accused officer intentionally enriched himself illicitly and was found in possession of pecuniary resources disproportionate to his known sources of income. It was also alleged that his wife abetted the acquisition of the disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 1,31,58,291.11 — which is 156.24% of the known and legal sources of income.
It was further alleged that the accused had invested huge amounts of ill-gotten funds in acquiring properties in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Mumbai.
In a statement on Thursday, the CBI said that extensive searches were being carried out on the premises of the accused and his associates, as part of its investigation in the case. During these searches, incriminating documents and digital devices were seized, the agency added.
Karnani was posted as the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax in Ahmedabad (Central Range – 1), when he was booked by the Gujarat Anit Corruption Buraeu in October 2022. The case was then handed over to the CBI.
Karnani was also accused of taking a bribe of Rs 30 lakh from Ahmedabad builder Safal Construction Pvt Ltd or B Safal group. Based on the allegation, searches were conducted in September 2021.
In June 2023, Karnani also came on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate, and was even arrested under the provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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