The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested two Inspectors working at the Investigation Unit of Income Tax Department in Mumbai for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.15 Lakh from the complainant.
However, the CBI has registered a case against three Inspectors – Dilip Kumar and Ashish Kumar who have been arrested and SN Rai on the allegations that the accused demanded undue advantage of Rs. 15 Lakh for helping the complainant in the investigation being conducted by the Income Tax Authorities.
All three accused are working at Investigation Unit-1 at Ballard Pier.
According to the agency, CBI laid a trap and caught two Inspectors of Income Tax while accepting the bribe of Rs 10 Lakh and Rs 5 Lakh, respectively, from the complainant.
CBI nabbed one of the said accused while he was running away at the time of his apprehension.
The agency informed that searches at two places in Mumbai and one place in Delhi at the residential and the office premises of the accused are being conducted. “This led to the recovery of cash of Rs. 7 Lakh (approx) and incriminating documents relating to an investment in commercial and residential properties from one of the accused. Both the arrested accused are being produced today in the Special Court for CBI Cases, Mumbai,” said the CBI officer.
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