Mumbai Tax Inspector Drops Rs 5 Lakh Bribe, Triggers Dramatic Chase

All the three accused posted at Ballard Pier office of Income Tax were separately demanding bribes from the person to cover up his alleged tax violations, officials said.

A Bollywood-style foot-chase for over a kilometre on the streets of Mumbai by a CBI official led to the arrest of bribery-accused Income Tax Inspector Ashish Kumar who had abandoned Rs five lakh cash on the road before his unsuccessful dash. The event unfolded on Thursday around 10 pm at Goregaon East in front of Dindoshi Fire Station where the CBI team had laid a trap after getting a complaint that Ashish Kumar and two other Income Tax inspectors -- Dilip Kumar and SN Rai -- have allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh the bribe from a person whom they had raided recently, officials said. All the three accused posted at Ballard Pier office of Income Tax were separately demanding bribes from the person to cover up his alleged tax violations, they said. During the verification process, the CBI concluded that all the three were assuring the person that they can manage his case in exchange of a bribe.