IRS officer arrested by CBI

NEW DELHI, MAY 12: The Central Excise Assistant Commissioner was arrested by The anti-corruption wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs1.25 crore.

Ashok Nayak, who is a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, has earlier served in several prime posts in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

He was currently holding the office of assistant commissioner of service tax, LTU Audit in Mumbai.

The owner of a Navi Mumbai hotel said he had received a notice in 2016 from Enforcement Department (ED) and was facing an inquiry. The complainant alleged that in April 2017, a person claiming to be an ED official called him and asked him to meet Nayak, failing which he would be arrested, CBI Official said.

The Owner met Nayak at the central excise department’s office and the IRS officer demanded a bribe of Rs15 crore to settle his case which was pending with the ED.

He filed a formal complaint with the CBI. The investigative agency laid a trap and caught Nayak while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs1.25 crore.

During the investigation, the accused informed CBI that, he was to deliver that amount to another person. The CBI arrested another person Dhananjay Shetty for accepting the money.'

The CBI also searched Nayak’s residence, where they claimed to have found some incriminating documents. Both the accused were produced before the city court and will be remanded up to 15th May in CBI custody.