The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a close relative of filmmaker Ashok Pandit, an assistant commissioner of GST and Central Excise, in corruption charges for amassing assets worth over Rs 3.96 crore which is 376 per cent above his known sources of income, officials said on Friday.
Ashoke Pandit is a close relative of Deepak Pandit who is alleged to have abused his official position and indulged in corruption for amassing these assets, the CBI FIR said.
Ashok Pandit also described him as a young brother in his tweet from 2018.
The CBI has booked Dee[ak Pandit with his family which includes his wife Arushi and two sons Ashutosh and Divyansh.
The agency carried out searches at his seven residential premises six in Mumbai and one in Bhubaneswar, in the name of Pandit and his family members on Thursday which continued till late evening, they said.
Deepak Pandit started his career with the Customs department as a clerk in 1985 in Mumbai, and then he was promoted as Assistant Commissioner in 2014 and is currently posted in Bhubaneswar, the CBI alleged.
