Two Ex-Income Tax Officers get 3 yrs in jail for taking bribes

 

A Special CBI Court here has sentenced two former income tax officers to three years rigorous imprisonment for accepting bribes, terming the offence as grave & observing that dishonest intention & abuse of official position to grab the money as gratification is alarming.

The duo sought bribes after threatening to conduct search operations at the offices & residences of complainants, according to the prosecution.

The accused, Raj Kumar Bhatia & Suresh Khetan, were found guilty of offences committed under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) by special judge SP Naik Nimbalkar on Tuesday. A detailed order was made available on Wednesday.

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