Mumbai: I-T Officer Arrested for Demanding Bribe
The CBI today arrested a ‘Grade B’ officer from the Income Tax department for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 75,000 for recalling a show cause notice issued to the complainant.
“The accused Liladhar Bhangare, a Grade ‘B’ officer had demanded a bribe of Rs 75,000 from the complainant to recall a show cause notice issued to him for failing to file his IT return forms in the year 2001-2002 and 2002-2003,” CBI Director General of Police (DIG), western region, Sonali Mishra told PTI.
The complainant then approached the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the CBI and lodged a complaint.
Following this, a trap was laid and Bhangare was caught red-handed while accepting bribes.