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CBI chief in one of the biggest corruption sting operations arrested Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Patna and Dhanbad) - Santosh Kumar and four others for receiving Rs 10 lakh in bribes. The following persons have been apprehended in the course of the bust: Gurpal Singh, Rajiv Kumar, Ashok Chaurasia and Pranay, who are said to have played a role of arranging the illicit transactions. CBI officials said that the arrests were made during an alleged exchange of what is termed as illegal g
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The CBI arrested Santosh Kumar, the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax for Patna and Dhanbad, along with four other individuals: Gurpal Singh, Rajiv Kumar, Ashok Chaurasia, and Pranay.
The individuals were arrested for allegedly receiving £10 lakh in bribes.
The Principal Commissioner allegedly demanded and accepted bribes from income tax assessees under his jurisdiction in return for granting undue favours.
Following the arrests, the CBI conducted raids at 21 locations in Patna, Dhanbad, and Noida, seizing documents and other evidence related to the case.
The CBI stated that there were several channels used to ferry the money to the Commissioner, indicating the involvement of active conduits.
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