Assistant Commissioner of the Taxation Department, Priyanka Sharma, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6.10 lakh. The bribe was demanded from a firm owner whom she had warned about seizing his firm’s accounts and office in Jaipur. Ved Prakash Sharma, an agent working for Priyanka Sharma, was also arrested. Priyanka Sharma initially demanded a bribe of Rs 28 lakh, but eventually settled for Rs 13.50 lakh. The complaint was verified by the police, and a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been lodged against the accused.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested Assistant Commissioner, Taxation Department, Priyanka Sharma for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6.10 lakh from a firm owner whom she had warned to seize his firm’s accounts and office in Jaipur.
The agent Ved Prakash Sharma, who was working for Priyanka Sharma, was also arrested, Additional Director General of ACB Hemant Priyadarshi said here.
Priyanka Sharma had demanded the bribe of Rs 28 lakh from the client and after repeated warning to him, she struck a deal for Rs 13.50 lakh.
The complaint was verified under the direction of Additional Superintendent of Police Bajrang Singh Shekhawat. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been lodged against the accused.