CBI books IT officials in Hyderabad in alleged IT assessment cheating case

New Delhi, April 1

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against six accused including five Hyderabad based officials of Income Tax Department for allegedly cheating the Income Tax Assesses and obtained undue advantage for themselves. 

Those booked include two Income Tax Inspectors and three Sr. Tax Assistants -  Sr Tax Assistant, O/o CIT (DR)-II, B.Bench, ITAT, Hyderabad; Sr. Tax Assistant, O/o ITO, Ward 12(1), Aayakar Bhawan, Hyderabad; Sr. Tax Assistant O/o. Pr. CIT (AU-4), Kondapur, Hyderabad and a private person (CA) 

The CBI informed that the accuses allegedly misused the data circulated by Income Tax Department in respect of the Income Tax Assesses who claimed high IT Refunds, with directions to send notices for initiating enquiry. Misusing the said data, the accused public servants contacted the assesses over phone and threatened them with hefty penalties. Further, accused allegedly obtained undue advantage into the accounts of accused CA and got the same transferred into their accounts.

The agency also conducted searches at premises of the accused at six places at Hyderabad which led recovery of some incriminating documents, officials added.