The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two accused including a Senior Indian Revenue Service Officer of 2007 batch, presently posted as Additional Director General, Directorate of Taxpayer Services, New Delhi and a private person for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh as part payment of total demanded bribe of Rs. 45 lakh from the complainant.
A case was registered by CBI against said accused on allegations that accused public servant demanded illegal gratification of Rs. 45 lakh from the complainant in exchange for extending favourable treatment from the Revenue/Income Tax Department. The demand was accompanied by threats of legal action, imposition of heavy penalties, and harassment in case of non-compliance.
CBI laid a trap and caught accused private person red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 25 lakh from the complainant on behalf of accused public servant at the public servant’s residence in Mohali. Accused public servant was also apprehended from his residence in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Later, both accused were arrested and will be produced before Competent Court.
Searches are being conducted by CBI at multiple locations across Delhi, Punjab, and Mumbai.
Investigation is continuing.
