DA case against I-T officer and wife: Couple made 21 trips abroad in 6 years

Vivek Batra, an IRS officer of the 1992 batch, and his wife Priyanka allegedly had an extravagant lifestyle and owned two homes in Delhi and Goa, apart from their Mumbai residence.

In an ongoing probe of amassing assets illegally against Senior tax official Vivek Batra and his wife, the CBI has learned that the couple made over 20 foreign trips within six years.

These trips include eight visits to the United States, said reports.

It is alleged that the couple amassed enormous amounts of wealth by using fake companies listed on the stock market.

Vivek Batra, an IRS officer of the 1992 batch, and his wife Priyanka allegedly had an extravagant lifestyle and owned two homes in Delhi and Goa, apart from their Mumbai residence. They also maintained an office for private consultancy services in the posh Jolly Maker complex in Nariman Point.

The case against the couple, alleged to have acquired assets worth Rs 6.79 crore between 2008 and 2017, was booked by the CBI last month. A case of possessing assets disproportionate to their incomes was booked against them.

The couple is also alleged to have used creative accounting techniques to conceal their illegal wealth.

The case also names their Chartered Accountant Shirish Shah, along with top executives of other companies.

Even in 2005, a case of corruption was booked against Batra after then finance minister P Chidambaram granted sanction to prosecute him. Batra had then approached the court in the matter.

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