The CBI has booked Deepak Pandit, an Assistant Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, on corruption charges for amassing assets worth over Rs 3.96 crore which are 376 per cent above his known sources of income during the check period of 14 years from January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2014.

The agency officials also carried out searches at seven residential premises belonging to Pandit and his family members. Six premises in Mumbai and one in Bhubaneswar were searched on Thursday which continued till late evening. 

Deepak, a close relative of film personality Ashoke Pandit, is alleged to have abused his official position and resorted to corruption for amassing these assets, officials said.

 In a tweet in 2018, Ashoke Pandit had described Deepak as his "younger brother".  The agency has booked Deepak Pandit, his wife Arushi and two sons— Ashutosh and Divyansh.

Pandit started his career with the Customs department as a clerk in 1985 in Mumbai and he was promoted as Assistant Commissioner in 2014. He is currently posted in Bhubaneswar, they said. During his 14-year-long posting in Mumbai, Pandit allegedly accumulated movable and immovable assets in his name and in the names of his family members when the total family income was Rs 1.05 crore.

 The agency said the family accumulated assets worth Rs 4.39 crore with expenses of over Rs 61.80 lakh during the period.

As per documented income and expenditure accounts, Deepak Pandit has assets worth over Rs 3.96 crore in his name and the names of his family members which are 376 per cent over his known sources of income.