CA arrested for accepting bribe of Rs.2 lakh for clearing Income Tax files

A Chartered Accountant (CA) was detained on Tuesday by a special team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs.2 lakh in exchange for assisting a person in an income-tax inquiry against him and clearing some of his files.

The accused asked a bribe of Rs.5 lakh, claiming that he was accepting it in order to give it to income tax officers.

A complainant approached ACB headquarters and alleged that a chartered accountant demanded a bribe of Rs.5 lakh in exchange for assisting him in an income tax inquiry against his firm.

“The accused promised him that by paying a bribe, his problem would be solved, and that he would be able to close the investigation against the complaint that was pending with the IRS. After validating the report, our team set up a trap in which the accused Punit was nabbed for receiving a bribe of Rs.2 lakh,” Soni explained.

The Probe is going on.

Source: Link