IRS Officer Held By CBI For Accepting ₹25 Lakh Bribe For Favourable Tax Treatment

Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two accused including a Senior Indian Revenue Service Officer of 2007 batch, presently posted as Additional Director General, Directorate of Taxpayer Services, New Delhi and a private person for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh as part payment of total demanded bribe of Rs. 45 lakh from the a person in exchange for extending favourable treatment from the Revenue/Income Tax Department. The CBI also conducted searches at multiple locations across Mumbai, Delhi and Punjab in connection with the case, agency sources said on Sunday.

The arrested persons have been identified as Amit Kumar Singal, Senior Indian Revenue Service Officer of 2007 batch, presently posted as Additional Director General, Directorate of Taxpayer Services, New Delhi and Harsh Kotak (private person).

According to the agency officials, a case was registered by CBI on 31.05.2025 against said accused on allegations that accused public servant demanded illegal gratification of Rs 45 lakh from the complainant in exchange for extending favourable treatment from the Revenue/Income Tax Department. The demand was accompanied by threats of legal action, imposition of heavy penalties, and harassment in case of non-compliance.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused private person red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh from the complainant on the behalf of the accused public servant at the public servant’s residence in Mohali. The accused public servant was also apprehended from his residence in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Later, both accused were arrested and were produced before Competent Court.