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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested a Chartered Accountant (CA) Ankush Sareen, a resident of Ludhiana, for taking a bribe of Rs 26 lakh from a man in the name of income tax officers based in Chandigarh. A VB spokesperson said a case has been registered against Sareen, who practises privatel
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FAQ :
A Chartered Accountant named Ankush Sareen, a resident of Ludhiana, was arrested.
The bribe amount was Rs 26 lakh.
He allegedly took the bribe in the name of income tax officers to settle a notice served to the complainant's relatives residing in the USA regarding an income tax return.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested the Chartered Accountant.
The complainant paid Rs 25 lakh in cash on January 15 and a further Rs 1 lakh on January 26.
The complainant realised he had been defrauded when an inquiry with the Income Tax department revealed that the notice had not been replied to and he was threatened with a heavy penalty.
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