CBI arrests IT official for bribe

Mumbai Sep 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that it had on Friday arrested a Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in Mumbai and two others in a bribery case.

"The agency has arrested Deputy Commissioner of IT Jaipal Swami who was posted in Mumbai " a CBI official told IANS.

Apart from Swami the agency has arrested two more persons - Prathmesh a businessman and Kamlesh Shah who was accepting the bribe on Swami s behalf.

According to CBI officials Swami was giving undue favours to Prathmesh who was giving bribes to the official s accomplice in the form of gold worth Rs 3 crore.

The official said searches were being carried out at three places in Mumbai and the three arrested will be produced in a court on Saturday.

--IANS
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