India, June 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday recovered around 3.5 kilograms of gold, two kilograms of silver, and approximately Rs.1 crore in cash while conducting searches at premises in Delhi linked to an arrested senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and another accused in a bribery case.

According to ANI, the ongoing investigation pertains to the arrest of two accused, including Amit Kumar Singal, a 2007-batch IRS official currently serving as Additional Director General at the Directorate of Taxpayer Services.

His associate Harsh Kotak was also arrested, following a trap operation. The two are being probed in connection with a bribery case involving an amount of Rs.25 lakh, officials said on Monday.

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