disproportionate assets: cbi books retd navy officer
New Delhi, May 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a former Indian Navy captain, identified as Raminder Singh Wadhwa, for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2010 and 2020, officials said on Wednesday.
Wadhwa, who retired from service in May 2024, joined the Indian Navy as a sub-lieutenant on July 1, 1989 and rose to the rank of captain -- equivalent to a colonel in the Army - on August 6, 2016. He has served in sensitive postings including at the Directorate of Network Centric Operations, HQ SFC (Strategic Forces Command); Naval Dockyard, Mumbai; Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) Cell in BHEL and National Security Council Secretariat.
In its FIR, filed on May 15, CBI has alleged that Wadhwa was "involved in corrupt practices and acquired substantial immovable assets disproportionate to his known sources of income". CBI has claimed the retired officer acquired several assets between 2010 and 2020 -- a period covering much of his tenure as commander and captain in the Navy. An Indian Navy spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. HTC...
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