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The CBI has arrested an Income Tax Officer and Sr. Tax Assistant
both from Ward 26(4) Vikas Bhawan, ITO, New Delhi for demanding
and accepting bribe of Rs.23000/- from complainant.
The complainant had filed his Income Tax Return for assessment
year 2004-05 on 10.09.2004 along with necessary documents
and had claimed refund of Rs. 1,85,343/-. The complainant
had also sent a letter to the Commissioner, Income Tax requesting
for early refund of amount due to him. When the complainant
visited the office of Income Tax one official of Ward 26(4)
told him that without paying bribe this case will not be settled
by the ITO. The same day, he also took the complainant to
the Income Tax Officer who told him that he will not get his
refund without paying bribe and also threatened him that in
case bribe is not paid, he will put up the case in scrutiny.
CBI laid a trap and accused Income Tax Officer and Sr. Tax
Assistant were caught red-handed while demanding and accepting
bribe from the complainant. Both the accused will produced
in the designated court Delhi, tomorrow.
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