Female Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax gets 3 yrs in jail for taking bribery
merisarkar news service July 05, 2011
One of the most corrupt departments
The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Bangalore on Tuesday convicted Mrs. K.Chandrika (IRS -2004 Batch), the then Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore in a bribery case of Rs.2 lacs. She was sentenced to undergo three years Simple Imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1.50 lacs.
The CBI had received a complaint from a Managing Director of Bangalore-based firm that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs.10 lacs from him for reducing the tax liability of his firm. The CBI laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.2 lacs from the complainant on 2nd January, 2009.
The CBI had filed a charge sheet Mrs. Chandrika, the then Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Bangalore U/s 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Trial Court found the accused guilty of the offence and convicted her.
