New Delhi. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action against a former Income Tax officer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Assets worth Rs 7.33 crore of former income tax officer have been seized. ED officials informed about this action on Monday. The former officer accused of corruption was given forced retirement by the central government a few years ago.

On September 30, five immovable properties of former Income Tax officer Indasu Ravinder were attached on an order issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act ‘PMLA’. Ravinder is a former 1991 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service ‘IRS’ and was earlier posted as Additional Director of Income Tax Department in Chennai.

In 2011, the CBI had arrested an IRS officer for accepting bribes at home.

Ravinder was subsequently arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in August 2011. The CBI had reached his house on the tip of bribery and he was caught when an alleged bribe of Rs 50 lakh was being paid at his house. In 2019, the central government had compulsorily retired the officers including the corruption accused Ravinder under Rule No. 56J of the Central Civil Services Conduct Rules.

A former income tax officer and his wife collected 2.32 crores in five years
The CBI had said that during the investigation period “between January 1, 2005 and August 29, 2011”, the former income tax officer and his wife Kavita Indasu deposited Rs 2.32 crore as disproportionate amount.

The amount received from the couple is 171.41% more than their sources of income.
The CBI, which is probing the case, said the amount recovered from the couple was 171.41 per cent more than their known sources of income.

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