A special CBI court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail of income tax commissioner Anirudh Rai, who had come under the scanner in a corruption case involving his two juniors. CBI joint director Rishi Raj Singh said the CBI was yet to decide whether to arrest Rai, an Indian Revenue Service officer. “We have not yet questioned him as he had moved the court. We will decide on the arrest after questioning him,” Singh said.
Rai’s name cropped up after additional commissioner, I-T, Sumitra Banerjee said she shared the ill-gotten wealth with her senior. Banerjee and assistant commissioner Anjali Bambole were held for demanding Rs 1.5 crore from Ram Developers in Thane to settle tax issues. Both are in judicial custody.
On the special drive against petrol adulteration and supply of spurious and substandard drugs, Singh said they are awaiting results of the laboratory tests. The CBI had carried out surprise check at Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Byculla, and Western Railway Hospital and collected samples of medicines. Singh said that at JRH, they found letters written by the chief medical director, WR, complaining about sub-standard drugs. “This indicates indifference by JRH, but once the test results are out, we will decide the next course of action,” Singh said. Most of the drugs supplied are life saving ones manufactured by established companies. “The firms and crime syndicates could be involved,” he said.
C.B.I. hand-in-gloves with accused & allowing time & time to get relief from higher court.
Is it not suggestive that the CBI has not yet decided whether or not to arrest this officer? If this is the law of corruption in India, then we can judge the level of efficiency of the CBI.