CBI ARRESTS A SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE FOR ACCEPTING A BRIBE OF RS.3.50 LAKH; APPROX. RS.9 LAKH CASH RECOVERED IN SEARCHES FROM HIS POSSESSION
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent of Central Excise(Anti Evasion), Haldia Commissionerate, Kolkata for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.3.5 lakh from the Complainant.
A case was registered against a Superintendent of Central Excise (Anti Evasion), Haldia Commissionerate, Kolkata U/s 7 of P.C. Act, 1988 on the allegation of demand of illegal gratification from the Manager of a Resort based at Port Blair for not imposing penalty on the Service Tax payable by the Resort. CBI laid a trap and the Superintendent of Central Excise was caught red handed while demanding & accepting a bribe Rs.3,50,000/- from the complainant.
During search of the accused, Cash Rs. 1,17,000/- was recovered from his possession and Cash Rs.7,98,000/-; Fixed Deposits; NSCs; KVPs & other investments aggregating Rs. 75,00,000/-(approximately); Bank balance of Rs. 30,00,000/- in 14 Bank Accounts & documents pertaining to immovable properties worth Rs. 80,00,000/- were recovered from his residence.
The arrested accused was produced today before the Designated Court at Kolkata and remanded to 14 days Judicial Custody.
Further investigation is continuing
Press Release
New Delhi , 26.03.2013
when the whole country is currupt will it make any diffrence? In a country where people think that they can washout all sins by appeasing Gods with illeagaly earned money there is no salvation. Only total “PRALAYA” is the solution for our country
In reply to visuiyer,
If you are not getting comfortable infrastructure and congenial working atmosphere, then just leave the job & work there where such facilities are available. But dont cheat the govt as well as nation. This case should be seriously taken.
Good step. Such actions should be conducted regularly and outcome of action should be published on daily news papers with the names of corrupted officers/staff of Govt Deptts ( Revenue, transport, municiple offices etc.)
I’m sorry..!!
The officials accepting bribe should not be arrested.. they should be excused..!!
As we all know that Govt is not providing the comfortable infrastructure and congenial working atmosphere..!!
How the public servant will meet the expenses on daily office routine..? when the comfortable working culture is created for them?
However, the officers should also restrict their boundary of greediness.!!
REALY VERY LITTLE STEP., COMPULSORY PERIODICALY SEARCH PROCEEDINGS SHOULD BE DONE AT TOP LEVEL GOVERMENT OFFICIALS
Too small a fry for CBI to bother leaving the line of control under which he was functioning and the bosses he was feeding-right to the top. Whenever these actions are done as stand alone operations, the effect is to warn the bosses in the loop.