The CBI registered a case on Tuesday against the said accused persons on allegations of demand and acceptance of bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant for the release of a previously seized amount of Rs 13 lakh and for not initiating any further inquiry against him.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three officials of the Income Tax Department, including Assistant Director (IRS) Income Tax (Investigation) Aditya Saurabh, inspector Manish Kumar Pankaj, and Multi-Tasking Staff Shubham Raj in Patna for taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant.
The CBI registered a case on Tuesday against the said accused persons on allegations of demand and acceptance of bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant for the release of a previously seized amount of Rs 13 lakh and for not initiating any further inquiry against him.
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The amount of Rs 13 lakh had reportedly been seized from the complainant’s brother-in-law at the Airport which was intimated to the Income Tax Department.
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The CBI laid a trap and apprehended the accused individuals red-handed while accepting the bribe. During the operation, the agency successfully recovered the bribe money of Rs 2 lakh which was collected on the direction and on behalf of the accused IRS Officer.
Searches were conducted on Tuesday at three different places of accused persons in Patna. All three accused persons were remanded to three-day CBI custody by CBI Special Court-1, Patna.
Investigation is underway.
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