India, June 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer currently posted with the Income Tax (I-T) Department for allegedly possessing assets worth Rs.4.22 crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income. The action follows the agency's verification of a complaint received from the vigilance wing of the I-T Department.

According to the CBI's First Information Report (FIR), the assets were allegedly accumulated during the officer's postings in Gujarat between January 2012 and March 2021.

Alongside the officer, the CBI has named four others as co-accused - his wife, a Gujarat-based chartered accountant, and two officials associated with a partner firm of a Gujarat real est...