The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a first information report against a former Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, and his wife, a former Deputy Inspector General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), in connection with an alleged ₹1.11 crore disproportionate assets case.
The FIR was registered on September 10, 2026, by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch-III in New Delhi. According to the FIR, the former Income Tax Commissioner allegedly enriched himself during the check period from April 1, 2022, to May 10, 2025, and accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The CBI has calculated the alleged disproportionate assets at ₹1,11,77,889, representing 57.10 per cent more than his known income during the period. His wife, who served as a DIG in the CISF, has also been booked for allegedly abetting the acquisition of the assets.
According to the FIR, the officer’s known income during the check period stood at ₹1,95,74,358, while the total assets and expenditure considered during the period amounted to ₹3,07,52,247. The assets held by the officer and his family at the end of the check period were valued at ₹4,31,60,820.
During the relevant period, the IRS officer was posted as Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, and also held additional charge of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) for two units under the office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Hyderabad.
The latest case follows an earlier CBI investigation registered in May 2025 over allegations that the officer obtained undue advantages in return for deciding tax appeals in favour of certain assessees.
As part of that investigation, the CBI conducted searches at several locations, including residential premises linked to the officer and his wife. Investigators allegedly recovered documents relating to movable and immovable properties acquired in the names of the officer and members of his family.
The agency also reportedly seized ₹54 lakh in cash and documents containing details of properties from a residential premises in Delhi.
In the earlier case, the IRS officer was arrested along with other individuals in connection with allegations involving the demand and acceptance of bribes for favourable decisions in pending tax appeals. Searches were conducted at 18 locations across Mumbai, Hyderabad, Khammam, Visakhapatnam and New Delhi.
The CBI has registered the disproportionate assets case under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The former CISF DIG has also been booked under provisions relating to alleged abetment.
The allegations remain under investigation, and the registration of an FIR does not by itself establish guilt. Further action will depend on the findings of the CBI investigation and subsequent legal proceedings.
