CBI Arrests Income Tax Inspector Accepting Rs. 15 Lakh Bribe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Income Tax Inspector posted in the Investigation Wing, Income Tax Office, Scindia House, Mumbai, in a Bribery case.

The CBI registered the case on 27.10.2026 against the Income Tax Inspector and unknown others based on a complaint of a Mumbai-based person. It was alleged that the accused Income Tax Inspector demanded a bribe of Rs. 20 Lakh from the complainant for getting his matter, relating to a benami property and pending with the Benami Prohibition Unit of the Income Tax Department, closed. After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept a bribe of Rs.15 Lakh from the complainant.

The CBI laid a trap on 27.10.2026 and caught the accused red-handed while he was accepting the bribe of Rs. 15 Lakh from the complainant. Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused, which resulted in the recovery of incriminating documents and cash of Rs. 11 Lakh.

The arrested accused was produced today before the Competent Court at Mumbai, which remanded him to police custody for two days, till 30.10.2026.

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