Two Tax officials who had harassed Mohammed, a Businessman securing H-Form to get Sales-Tax exemption on an export commodity, were caught red-handed while accepting a bribe given under a duress, at the house of Dhiranna Naik, ACTO,in the presence of Narasimha Rao, accountant, both of whom were rounded up by Lokayukta Police, on receiving a complaint from the victim against Naik and Rao. They were detained at the Karangalpady house of Naik, on Thursday.
Bith Taxmen had demanded a bribe of Rs.3lakh for the H-Form asked by the businessman, who negotiated to bring down the amount by 50%. The Lokayukta team of DYSP Girijesh and SP Jagamayyanawar, laid a trap and caught the two culprits who received Rs.1.50lakhs. On seeing the LA Police, Naik was so frightened that he tossed the bundle of notes over the roof of his house. But that did not prevent the alert Lokayukta Police Officers, from seizing the entire bribe amount of Rs.1.5lakhs from Naik and Rao on this day.