Income Tax Officer Caught Taking Bribe, Posed as Another Officer to Extort Elderly Taxpayer



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An Income Tax officer, Hemant Kumar Nain, has been apprehended by the CBI for allegedly accepting a £50,000 bribe. He is accused of impersonating another official and demanding a substantial sum from a 62-year-old taxpayer to settle an income tax notice. The CBI set a trap after the taxpayer's daughter reported the extortion attempt, leading to Nain's arrest while receiving a portion of the bribe money.

In a shocking case of corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) caught an Income Tax officer red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 from a 62-year-old taxpayer. The officer, Hemant Kumar Nain, allegedly concealed his identity and posed as another official to extort money in connection with an income tax notice. Bribery Scandal Unfolds The case came to light after the elderly taxpayer's daughter filed a complaint, revealing that her father had received an income tax notice
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FAQ :

An Income Tax officer named Hemant Kumar Nain was caught accepting a bribe.

The officer was caught accepting a bribe of £50,000.

The officer allegedly posed as another official, using the alias 'Sanjay Kumar', and demanded a bribe to settle an income tax notice.

The elderly taxpayer's daughter filed a complaint with the CBI after her father received the demand for a bribe.

The officer was caught at Netaji Subhash Place in New Delhi.

The CBI conducted searches at the officer's residence and office, registered a case, and is continuing further investigations.




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