A Commissioner of the Income Tax Department posted in Guwahati was arrested by the CBI on Friday in connection with bribery demand of Rs 50 lakh, officials said.
The officer, Shwetabh Suman, reportedly demanded the bribe for passing favourable orders in a tax assessment of a businessman in a shell company matter, an official said.
The amount was recovered from a middle-man and searches were carried out on the premises linked to Suman in Guwahati, Jorhat, Shillong, Noida and Delhi.
Published 13 April 2018, 14:12 IST