The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an income tax commissioner and five others in connection with an alleged bribe of over Rs. 19 lakh taken to favor a major corporate group. Sources said the commissioner B.B. Rajendra Prasad and one other person has been arrested from Vishakhapatnam while four others have been taken into custody from Mumbai.
CBI also arrested Essar Power executive vice chairman Pradeep Mittal, along with four others including Essar group accounts officer Vipin Bajpai, a chartered accountant, a realtor in this connection.
They said during the searches Rs. 1.5 crore have been seized by the agency.
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By IndianMandarins - 2017-05-04 08:53:31
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an income tax commissioner and five others in connection with an alleged bribe of over Rs. 19 lakh taken to favor a major corporate group. Sources said the commissioner B.B. Rajendra Prasad and one other person has been arrested from Vishakhapatnam while four others have been taken into custody from Mumbai.
CBI also arrested Essar Power executive vice chairman Pradeep Mittal, along with four others including Essar group accounts officer Vipin Bajpai, a chartered accountant, a realtor in this connection.
They said during the searches Rs. 1.5 crore have been seized by the agency.
