Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Officer for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a jewelry store owner.
The accused IT official, Suman Kumar Sahoo is posted at Khurda. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the store owner, Sahoo had demanded Rs 30 lakh as a bribe from the former, not to conduct a survey in his shop.
Sahoo had allegedly threatened him to carry out a survey of the story if he failed to furnish the bribe. On negotiation, the IT official agreed to payment in installments.
On the basis of the complaint, the Central agency registered a case and laid a trap. “The accused was apprehended red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 5 lakh as the first installment from the complainant,” a CBI official said.
Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused which led to the recovery of certain property documents. The accused will be produced before the Jurisdictional court on Sunday, the official added
