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 connec
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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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