Income tax commissioner, five others arrested in bribery case; over Rs 1.5 crore seized

Written By dna Correspondent | Updated: May 03, 2017, 11:50 AM IST

Central Bureau of Investigation has seized more than Rs 1.5 crore from accused persons so far.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Wednesday arrested Commissioner of Income tax (Appeals), Mumbai, along with five others in a bribery case.

The agency has seized more than Rs 1.5 crore from accused persons so far.

A CBI official without divulging exact details of the case said that accused was nabbed red handed accepting a bribe of Rs 19.34 lakh.

Coincidentally, Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) BB Rajendra Prasad and others will be produced in a court in Vishakhapatnam on Wednesday.  "We will be seeking their transit remand and will produce them before a court in Vishakhapatnam," said a CBI official.