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Yet another senior IRS officer has fallen into the clutches of the CBI. He demanded a bribe of Rs. 15 crore and was caught red-handed accepting the first installment of Rs. 1.25 crore. <\/p>\n
Ashok Nayak\u2019s alleged modus operandi was similar to that of his peers. <\/p>\n
He knows that in his capacity as an IRS officer, he wields enormous power and influence and that the same can be used as a tool to extort bribes from hapless citizens. <\/p>\n
In the past, Ashok Nayak has served in several prime posts in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs. <\/p>\n
In his present avatar as Assistant Commissioner of service tax, Ashok Nayak allegedly approached the owner of a Navi Mumbai hotel and threatened to arrest him for alleged violations if he did not pay a bribe of Rs. 15 crore.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the hotelier was not cowed down. Instead, he rushed to the CBI<\/a> and lodged a complaint against the IRS officer. <\/p>\n The CBI sleuths laid an elaborate trap. When Ashok Nayak walked in to collect the first installment of Rs. 1.25 crore, the sleuths pounced on him and nabbed him red-handed. <\/p>\n \u201cDuring course of investigation the accused informed CBI that he was to deliver that amount to another person. The CBI set up another trap and arrested one Dhananjay Shetty for accepting the tainted money,<\/em>\u201d the CBI sleuths said<\/a>.<\/p>\n The CBI also searched Nayak\u2019s residence, where they claimed to have found some incriminating documents. <\/p>\n 15 crores to settle an ED case. ppl still believe that AJ is honest.<\/p>\n — VB Singh (@vbsingh60) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n