I-T commissioner arrested on graft charges

B.B. Rajendra Prasad allegedly took bribe to favour a major corporate group.

May 03, 2017 12:00 pm | Updated 12:28 pm IST - New Delhi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an income tax commissioner and five others in connection with an alleged bribe of over ₹19 lakh taken to favour a major corporate group.

CBI 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.

The sources said the case pertains to over ₹19 lakh allegedly taken as bribe by the Commissioner.

They said during the searches ₹1.5 crore have been seized by the agency.

It is alleged that the bribe was taken to favour a corporate house.

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