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    CBI arrests Hyderabad income tax commissioner, 4 others in Rs 70 lakh bribe case

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    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested five persons, including the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, in a bribery case involving Rs 70 lakh. The arrests were made immediately after the bribe was handed over to a middleman acting on behalf of the Commissioner.

    Those arrested have been identified as: Jeevan Lal Lavidiya (IRS-IT: 2004), Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, Sairam Palisetty, resident of Srikakulam, Natta Veera Naga Sri Ram Gopal, resident of Visakhapatnam, Viral Kantilal Mehta, DGM (Taxation), Shapoorji Pallonji Group, resident of Chembur, Mumbai, Sajida Majhar Hussain Shah, resident of Chembur, Mumbai

    The accused arrested in Mumbai are being produced before the Special CBI Court there, while those arrested in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are being presented before competent local courts.

    The federal agency registered a case on May 9 against the Commissioner, Jeevan Lal Lavidiya and 14 other individuals and entities. The CBI alleged that Lavidiya, an IRS officer of the 2004 batch, who also holds additional charge as Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals Unit-8 and Appeals Unit-7) in the office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Hyderabad, and was indulging in corrupt and illegal activities to obtain undue gratification for extending illegal favours in deciding appeals in favour of private parties.

    Acting on specific information, the CBI laid a trap and caught a middleman in Mumbai while he was accepting Rs 70 lakh from a private party on behalf of the Commissioner. Following this, Lavidiya and his associates were arrested from Hyderabad.

    Simultaneous searches at 18 locations in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Khammam, Visakhapatnam, and New Delhi led to the recovery of several incriminating documents and articles, including approximately Rs 69 lakh in cash, apart from the bribe amount. “The searches are still underway,” CBI said.

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    Akshat Trivedi

    Published On:

    May 11, 2025

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