Archive · 24 Dec 2025
CBI Arrests Officials for Bribery in Multiple Cases
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested several government officials and lawyers for taking bribes.
In Mumbai, Ankit Aggarwal, a tax official, was caught taking ₹5 lakh to reduce a fake tax demand of ₹98 lakh against a company.
In Delhi, an assistant engineer and a laborer were caught taking ₹2 lakh to prepare a closure report for a building.
In Ahmedabad, a former Debt Recovery Tribunal inspector and a lawyer were sentenced to two years in prison for taking a ₹3.5 lakh bribe to settle an auction dispute.
The CBI found extra cash and property documents during their investigations.
CBI arrested Ankit Aggarwal, a tax official in Mumbai, for accepting a ₹5 lakh bribe to reduce a fabricated ₹98 lakh tax demand.
In Delhi, Assistant Engineer Ashish Siwach and Beldar Mahesh Kumar were arrested for demanding a ₹2 lakh bribe to prepare a closure report.
A CBI court in Ahmedabad sentenced former DRT inspector Anil Kumar Sharma and lawyer Amit Kotak to two years in prison for a 2009 bribery case involving a ₹3.5 lakh bribe.
Searches at the officials' residences recovered ₹18.30 lakh in unaccounted cash and documents of properties worth ₹40.31 lakh and ₹32.10 lakh.
The CBI laid traps to catch the accused red-handed while accepting the bribes, and investigations are ongoing in some cases.
- Who
- Ankit Aggarwal, Ashish Siwach, Mahesh Kumar, Anil Kumar Sharma, Amit Kotak
- What
- Accepting bribes and demanding illegal gratification
- When
- December 22, 2025; January 16, 2009
- Where
- Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad
- Why
- To settle issues arising from audits, auctions, and building closures
- Arrested Officials
- Ankit Aggarwal, Ashish Siwach, Mahesh Kumar, Anil Kumar Sharma, Amit Kotak
- Bribe Amounts
- ₹5 lakh, ₹2 lakh, ₹3.5 lakh
- Alleged Tax Demand
- ₹98 lakh
- Unaccounted Cash Recovered
- ₹18.30 lakh
- Properties Purchased
- ₹40.31 lakh (April 2025) and ₹32.10 lakh (June 2024)
- Location of Arrests
- Air India Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai; MCD, Shahdara Zone, Delhi
- Date of Arrests
- December 22, 2025; January 16, 2009
- Sentences
- 2 years rigorous imprisonment
- Fines Imposed
- ₹1.5 lakh
Sources
Mumbai Crime: CBI Arrests CGST Superintendent For Allegedly Taking ₹5 Lakh Bribe During Audit
Central GST Superintendent caught accepting Rs 5 lakh bribe to reduce tax liability
CBI court sentences DRT inspector, advocate to 2-year imprisonment in bribery case
CBI arrests MCD Assistant Engineer for demanding Rs 2 lakh bribe
CBI court sentences former Debt Recovery Tribunal inspector, lawyer to 2 years’ rigorous imprisonment in bribery case
