City
Epaper

CBI arrests 2 IT officials, 1 CA in Rajasthan graft case

By IANS | Updated: March 12, 2020 19:15 IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out searches at 10 locations in Rajasthan and arrested three persons, including two income-tax department official posted in Nagaur, in a graft case.

Open in App

Jaipur, March 12 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out searches at 10 locations in Rajasthan and arrested three persons, including two income-tax department official posted in Nagaur, in a graft case.

The CBI arrested I-T officer Laxman Singh and an I-T Inspector Prem Sukh Didel and a Chartered Accountant (CA) Suresh Pareek in a Rs 4 lakh graft case, said a CBI official.

A case had been registered against two I-T officers and the CA for demanding Rs 5 lakh in bribe from the complainant for settling issues arising out of an I-T survey on his business premises and his family members in Nagaur.

The official said following the complaint, the CBI team laid a trap and caught the CA while demanding and accepting the negotiated bribe. Later, two I-T officers were also arrested.

Searches were conducted in Nagaur, Jaipur and Merta City of Rajasthan and incriminating documents were seized.

( With inputs from IANS )

Open in App

Related Stories

Other SportsRohit reigns atop, Daryl Mitchell enters top-3 in ODI rankings

EntertainmentEmraan Hashmi: Playing characters which are distant from my belief system is exciting space to explore

CricketPakistan trio rise in T20I batter rankings as Abhishek Sharma remains at top

BusinessBrain Box Catalysts: Redefining PR and Personal Branding

BusinessLandbitt Launches India's First Blockchain-Based Real Estate Tokenization Platform

National Realted Stories

NationalLakhpat: How CM Modi restored a sacred Sikh heritage site after 2001 quake

NationalPakistan in deep crisis, one-third of country’s youth jobless

National'Boita Bandana', 'Bali Jatra' festivals reflect Odisha’s maritime legacy: CM Mohan Majhi

National‘Cong filed zero objections to Haryana voter rolls’: ECI sources on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘H-Bomb’ claim

NationalPunjab Congress chief booked for 'casteist' remarks against Buta Singh