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CBI arrests an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Andasu Ravindra and two others in a bribery case of Rs.50 lakh

CBI traps additional commissioner of Income Tax Andasu Ravindra for receipt of Rs 50 lakh bribe and also arrested P Kishore, managing director of Chennai-based tech-based education provider Everonn Education, on charges of bribing an Income Tax official with Rs 50 lakh. A third person, said to have abetted the crime, is also under the CBI custody . The officials seized one crore rupees during the seizure, the CBI officer said. CBI officials continuing their raids simultaneously in Chennai, Vizag, Hyderabad and Bangalore after traps additional commissioner of Income Tax in Chennai. The CBI officials lunched a hunt for entire network behind the bribe matter.

“It was alleged that on 4 August, the additional commissioner organized search and survey proceedings under Income Tax Act in the premises of a Chennai-based private educational firm. The educational firm provides in-school education through Internet and V-SAT. While conducting the search and survey proceedings, he also visited the premises of the firm,” the agency said in a press statement.

“The search and survey proceedings revealed that the managing director of the firm had concealed taxable income to the tune of Rs. 116 crores. After the detection of huge taxable income, the managing director of firm contacted the additional commissioner through a chartered accountant to reduce the income tax liability. After holding negotiations, he requested the additional commissioner to suppress Rs. 60 crores of taxable income out of Rs.116 crores detected by the search and survey,” the agency added.

According to the agency, the accused demanded Rs. 50 lakh as bribe to settle the issue.

CBI Press Release on above.

CBI arrests an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax and two others in a bribery case of Rs.50 lakh

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (IRS 1991 Batch), Chennai; Managing Director of Chennai-based private educational firm and a private person in a bribery case of Rs.50 lakh. The accused public servant was posted in Company Range-I, Chennai and was also holding additional charge of Company Range-III since.2010.

It was alleged that on 04.08.2011, the Additional Commissioner organized search and survey proceedings under Income Tax Act in the premises of Chennai-based private educational firm. The educational firm provides in-school education through internet and V-SAT. While conducting the search and survey proceedings, he also visited the premises of firm. The search and survey proceedings revealed that the Managing Director of the firm had concealed taxable income to the tune of Rs.116 crores. After the detection of huge taxable income, the Managing Director of firm contacted the Additional Commissioner through a Chartered Accountant to reduce the income tax liability. After holding negotiations, he requested the Additional Commissioner to suppress Rs.60 crores of taxable income out of Rs.116 crores detected by the search and survey.

The negotiations reached a final settlement that the Managing Director of firm should give Rs.50 lakh as bribe to Additional Commissioner of Income Tax for concealing the taxable income and reducing his tax liability. The Additional Commissioner reportedly told the Managing Director of firm to handover bribe money at his house. Accordingly, the Managing Director of firm brought the bribe amount of Rs.50 lakh in a card board box used for packing fans and handed it over at the house of Additional Commissioner. The Additional Commissioner wanted to transport the bribe amount from his residence to some unknown place through a private person. At this point of time, on a tip off, CBI apprehended the Additional Commissioner and the private person when they were trying to remove Rs.50 lakh from his house to some unknown place. The bribe money was seized. The Managing Director of private educational firm was also arrested.

Searches are being conducted at Mumbai; Hyderabad; Vizag; Bangalore and Chennai. Searches have resulted in seizure of Rs.48 lakh from the residence of private person and Rs.10 lakh from other places. The bribe amount of Rs.50 lakh and the gold jewellery weighing 1.8 kgs were seized from the residence of Additional Commissioner.

The CBI registered a case U/s 120-B IPC r/w Sec.7 of PC Act and Sec.13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 and Sec.12 of PC Act. Further investigation is continuing.

CBI Press Release
New Delhi , 30-08-2011

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0 Comments

  1. Enlightened Soul says:

    Instead of being good for nothing keyboard warriors, Mind your own business.
    Do not believe everything the media publishes. You don’t even know half the story.
    Stop giving your meaningless suggestions and live your lives.

  2. SPRABHAKARAN says:

    Offlate we hear IT raids in companies but the some of IT officers also dishonest and accepts bribe and reduce tax liability.we need strict vigilance systems to monitor the IT deptt itself to ensure that IT raids and assessment has been done in a transparent manner

  3. Indian Citizen says:

    In the name of Education Institution, corporate do fraud and corruption. Theses corporates , where public money is involved , by way of shares , need to be exposed to public and removed from stock market. It is time for Govt to improve the taxation system.

  4. CA. M. Lakshmanan says:

    As reported if the concealed income is whooping Rs. 116 crores, one can understand how much ineffective the present system of taxation functions which allows people to amass huge amount of black money. Most of the Educational Institutions are supposed to be run by Charitable Institutions. But in practice majority of them are run as business enterprises wherein creation of Black Money is automatic. Instead they may be allowed to be run as commercial enterprises legally, which may to certain extent control hte generation of Black Money!

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