Central Bank of India
CBI ARRESTS A SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS FOR ACCEPTING BRIBE OF RS.50,000/-
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent of Customs, Kolkata for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- from the Complainant.
A case was registered against a Superintendent of Customs, Kolkata Port, Khidirpur, Kolkata (West Bengal) on a complaint. It was alleged that the accused had initially demanded illegal gratification of Rs. 3,00,000/- from the Complainant through a Customs House Agent (CHA) for releasing the consignment of Complainant’s firm, which was imported from China. It was further alleged that the accused reduced the bribe to Rs.1,00,000/- and finally agreed to accept the amount of Rs.50,000/- for releasing the consignment after meeting with Complainant. It was also alleged that the penalty (detention charges) of the said consignment had been accruing since January, 2023 and this amount increased to Rs.3,00,000/-(Approx).
CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red handed while demanding & accepting illegal gratification of Rs.50,000/- from the Complainant. Searches were conducted at two places including at West Bengal, Bihar at the premises of accused.
The arrested accused will be produced today in the Court of Special Judge, Alipore (West Bengal).
CBI ARRESTS AN ASISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX IN AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF A CASE
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested then Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad(Gujarat) in an ongoing investigation of a case.
CBI had registered the instant case on 12.10.2022 against the Additional Commissioner, Income Tax, Ahmedabad on the request of Gujarat Government and further Notification from Government of India related to bribery of Rs.30 Lakh.
It was alleged that then Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax had facilitated the escape of said Additional Commissioner from his office by helping, creating a ruckus during trap proceedings on 04.10.2022 laid by ACB of Gujarat State. It was further alleged that then Additional Commissioner of Income Tax(Central Range-I), Ahmedabad before escaping from the detection of the State ACB had handed over two mobile handsets to said Assistant Commissioner. It was also alleged that then Assistant Commissioner disposed of the two mobile handsets by way of throwing the same in Sabarmati River on the directions of said Additional Commissioner of Income Tax. CBI has recovered both the mobiles(including one phone of Real Me make) from the Sabarmati River with the help of divers and other agencies using diving equipment & Remotely Operated Vehicle equipped with SONAR technology
The arrested accused was produced before the CBI Special Court, Ahmedabad and was remanded Police Custody till 17.04.2023.
