CBI arrests I-T officer in bribery case of Rs 14 lakh
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax officer in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 14 lakh from a person for settling pending tax issues, officials said Thursday.
H R Nagesh, posted at Koramangala in Bengaluru, was caught red-handed by the bureau when he was allegedly receiving the bribe from the person, who had approached the CBI with a complaint against two Income Tax (I-T) officers, they said.
"A case was registered against two Income Tax officers on allegations of demanding the bribe of Rs14 lakh from the complainant for showing favour in settling the issue pertaining to a survey conducted on his office premises by the I-T department," a CBI spokesperson said.
Based on information of alleged bribery taking place, the CBI laid a trap and nabbed the accused while he was taking the bribe for himself and on behalf of his colleague, the officials said.
During searches, Rs 1.35 crore in cash was recovered from the premises, they said.
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Trump tells Fox News he's no longer sending Witkoff, Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks
Islamabad (AP): President Donald Trump says he told top US envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, telling Fox News that "they can call us anytime they want.”
In a brief phone interview Saturday, Trump told Fox News that he told US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”
Trump also said of the US side “we have all the cards.”
His comments came after the White House said Friday that Witkoff and Kushner would be heading to Pakistan for another round of negotiations with Iran.
