India, Oct. 7 -- The Delhi high court has directed criminal proceedings against six Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers for allegedly making false statements about correspondence with the government while challenging the discharge of a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in a disproportionate assets case.

A bench of Justice Madhu Jain on Tuesday directed the Special Judge (CBI) to file a written complaint against the officials, Sushil Dewan, Vineet Vinayak, Amit Kumar, Raman Tyagi, Prem Kumar Gautam and Md Azad.

It observed that there was a "reasonable foundation" to the allegations against the officers for offences under Sections 191 (false evidence), 193 (giving or fabricating false evidence), and 209 (fraudulently ...