IRS officer Sachin Sawant, an accused in a money laundering case, allegedly gifted jewellery worth Rs 1.75 lakh to a south Indian actor, and layered his 'ill-gotten money' through bank accounts of family members and friends, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said in its chargesheet.

The probe agency alleged that Sawant, who was the joint commissioner of customs, IRS (Customs & Central Excise) from January 2011 to August 2020, amassed huge assets in his and his family members' name and incurred a huge expenditure to the tune of Rs 2.45 core disproportionate to their legal sources of income.