CHENNAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a Stenographer from the Income Tax Department in Chennai for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 1.5 lakh.
The arrested was identified as Abhinandan Singh, Stenographer, Non-Corporate Ward-Income Tax Department, Chennai.
The case was registered on Monday, based on a complaint alleging that the accused official had demanded a bribe equivalent to 10% of outstanding Income Tax dues amounting to Rs. 19 lakh for the Assessment Year 2020-2021. In return, the accused promised to nullify the dues.
Acting swiftly on the complaint, the CBI laid a trap. The accused was caught red-handed while accepting the illegal gratification of Rs. 1,50,000 from the complainant. The cash was immediately seized from the accused as evidence.
Following the arrest, the CBI conducted searches at the residential premises of the accused, leading to the recovery of incriminating documents.
The arrested official was produced before the Competent Court in Chennai on Tuesday, which remanded him to judicial custody.