CBI files case against e Navy officer in disproportionate assets matter

Key points

• The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a retired Indian Navy officer for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income during his service.
• The accused has been identified as Captain Raminder Singh Wadhwa (Retd), who has served in a naval unit whose areas of responsibility are highly confidential in nature.
• Prior to his retirement, he was posted to the Directorate of Naval Design, which oversees warship and submarine design for the Indian Navy.
• Officers posted to the unit have access to sensitive shipbuilding and procurement programmes.
• Read Full Story Sources said that the FIR registered by the CBI alleges that Capt Wadhwa accumulated movable and immovable assets "substantially in excess" of his lawful earnings while in service.