Archive · 30 Dec 2025
CBI convicts excise official for illegal assets
A man named Kaushik Karelia, who worked for the government collecting taxes, was found to have more money and assets than he should have.
The court decided he must go to jail for five years and pay a fine of Rs 63 lakh.
His wife, Pooja, was also found to have helped him and was sentenced to one year in jail with a fine of Rs 50,000.
The court found that Kaushik had Rs 57.60 lakh more than he should have, which is a lot more money than he was supposed to have.
This case was investigated by the CBI, a special police agency in India.
Kaushik Anvantrai Karelia, a Central Excise and Service Tax official, was sentenced to five years in jail and a Rs 63 lakh fine for possessing illegal assets.
His wife, Pooja Karelia, received a one-year jail sentence and a Rs 50,000 fine for abetting the offense.
The CBI found that Kaushik amassed Rs 57.60 lakh in assets, which was 183.57% more than his known income.
The case was registered on September 30, 2013, and the charge sheet was filed on September 3, 2014.
The investigation period was revised from April 1, 2004, to March 20, 2013.
- Who
- Kaushik Anvantrai Karelia (Central Excise and Service Tax official) and his wife Pooja Karelia
- What
- Conviction for possessing assets disproportionate to known income
- When
- Case registered on September 30, 2013; sentenced on an unspecified Monday
- Where
- Ahmedabad, India
- Why
- Allegations of amassing assets worth Rs 57.60 lakh, which was 183.57% more than their known income
- Accused
- Kaushik Anvantrai Karelia and Pooja Karelia
- Sentence
- 5 years rigorous imprisonment for Kaushik, 1 year for Pooja
- Fine
- Rs 63 lakh for Kaushik, Rs 50,000 for Pooja
- Case Registration
- September 30, 2013
- Charge Sheet Filed
- September 3, 2014
- Disproportionate Assets
- Rs 57.60 lakh (183.57% more than known income)
- Case Type
- Possessing assets disproportionate to income
