The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation against an income tax inspector and an employee of a private company on the allegations that the inspector would accept undue advantage from the accused private person as a reward for processing the documents submitted by the latter for 100% DIT Relief Certificate.

According to the CBI sources, information was received to the effect that the then Inspector, Income Tax, International Taxation Circle, Mumbai and an employee of a company that is into shipping business are in criminal conspiracy and in pursuance of the criminal conspiracy the said employee used to visit the International Taxation office, Income Tax, Mumbai to submit the documents for issuance of 100% DIT relief Certificate for newly added vessels.

"It was also learnt from sources that the tax inspector used to process the said documents submitted by the said employee and in lieu of the same, the inspector frequently accepted undue advantage from the employee as a reward for processing the documents submitted by him for 100% DIT Relief Certificate," said s CBI source.

The said information was verified and during verification it was revealed that in April, 2024, the accused employee has approached tax inspector for issuance of 100% DIT relief Certificate for addition of new vessel. It was further revealed that the above said100% DIT Relief Certificate was received by the employee on 29.04.2024.

The verification further revealed that, after receipt of the above said 100% DIT Relief Certificate on 29.04.2024,the accused employee made a booking in his name at a hotel in Matheran and for that booking on 30.04.2024 he paid Rs. 10,000 and further made the balance payment of Rs. 15,000 on 07.05.2024. However, the tax inspector had stayed at the hotel along with his family for two days i.e. checked in on 05.05.2024 and checked out on 07.05.2024 on the booking made in the name of the accused private person, agency sources said.

The CBI has claimed that the tax inspector had received the undue advantage of Rs. 25,000 through the accused private person employee in the form of staying at a hotel in Matheran for which payment has been made by the private person. A case has been registered by the CBI against tax inspector and a private person on charges of criminal conspiracy, bribing of public servant, taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence, paying bribe to public servant, bribing a public servant by commercial organization, abetment etc.