IRS officer booked for using identity of another person to clear UPSC exam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against an Indian Revenue Service officer for allegedly using the identity of another person, five-year junior to him, to appear in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination in 2007, officials said on Friday.

The agency has booked Navneet Kumar, a 2007-batch IRS officer of customs and central excise, for submitting fake date of birth and educational certificates to qualify in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, they said.

Kumar is suspected to be Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who became overage for the examination in 2007 and used the identity of the former to qualify the civil services examination, officials further said.