Income Tax Bribery Scandal: CBI Court Convicts Top Officials
A landmark judgment from Jodhpur’s CBI court has sentenced two senior Income Tax officials to four years in prison and a ₹1.1 lakh fine each for accepting a 15 lakh bribe in a 2015 corruption case.
Jodhpur, September 26, 2025
A special CBI court has sentenced former Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) Pawan Kumar Sharma and Income Tax Officer (ITO) Shailendra Bhandari to four years in prison and a ₹1.1 lakh fine each for accepting a ₹15 lakh bribe. The court condemned their actions as “heinous acts of corruption” that undermine public trust in government institutions.
Case Background
In 2015, Barmer-based businessman Kishore Jain reported that his tax liability was unjustly increased from ₹2.5 crore to ₹12 crore. Officials allegedly demanded ₹25 lakh to resolve the issue, later reducing it to ₹23 lakh. Despite Jain receiving appellate relief, the harassment continued.
On March 31, 2015, Bhandari was caught red-handed accepting ₹15 lakh at a jewelry showroom in Jaipur. The money was intended for Sharma. Jeweler Chandra Prakash Katta, accused of acting as a middleman, was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
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