Arrested I-T officials in 3-day remand

Guwahati | Wednesday | 18th April, 2018

Summary:

Raids were conducted in Guwahati, Jorhat, Nagaon, Shillong, Noida, Delhi and some other places linked to a private firm under the scanner. GUWAHATI: A CBI court here on Tuesday sent four persons, including two income tax officers of the state - commissioner of income tax (audit) for Guwahati and Jorhat, Swetabh Suman and income tax officer (audit) Pratap Das - to three days of remand for further quizzing. Some incriminating documents and Rs 40 lakh suspected to be meant for the accused IT officials were also seized from a middleman. Suman even made attempts to obtain illegal gratification of Rs 50 lakh for himself and Das through two CAs," sources said. Sources said, "CBI has also sought permission from the court to collect their voice samples for further investigation and to corroborate them with some incriminating phone calls..