The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended an Office Superintendent of the Income Tax Office, Bhadrak, Odisha, in connection with a bribery case registered on 3 June 2026. The action was initiated following a complaint alleging that the official demanded a bribe of ₹5,000 from a taxpayer for deleting a duplicate PAN card. Acting on the complaint, the CBI registered a case and laid a trap to verify the allegations. During the operation, the accused was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting ₹4,000 from the complainant as illegal gratification. Following the trap proceedings, the Income Tax Office Superintendent was apprehended by the investigating agency. The case highlights the CBI’s anti-corruption enforcement efforts against public servants accused of abusing their official position for personal gain. The agency has stated that further investigation is underway to examine all aspects of the alleged bribery offence and determine any additional involvement or violations.
Government of India
Press Releases
03-06-2026
CBI APPREHENDS INCOME TAX SUPERINTENDENT IN BHADRAK, ODISHA IN A BRIBERY CASE
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended Office Superintendent, Income Tax Office, Bhadrak, Odisha, in a bribery case.
The instant case was registered by CBI on 03.06.2026 against the Office Superintendent, Income Tax Office, Bhadrak on the basis of a complaint. It was alleged that the accused Office Superintendent demanded a bribe of Rs.5,000 from the complainant for deleting his duplicate PAN card.
The CBI laid a trap and the accused Office Superintendent was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount of Rs. 4,000 from the complainant.
The aforesaid accused person has been apprehended.
Further investigation is underway.
(Republished with amendments)
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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
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.
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!