The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Income Tax Inspector posted in the Investigation Wing at Scindia House, Mumbai, after allegedly catching him red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh, the agency said in a press release dated October 28. Reports by Mirror Now and other outlets named the arrested inspector as Subhash Kumar Yadav.

Source: CBI press release via A2Z Taxcorp

According to the CBI, it registered the case on October 27 against the inspector and unknown others on a complaint by a Mumbai-based person. The agency alleged that the inspector demanded Rs 20 lakh to get the complainant's matter, relating to a benami property and pending with the Benami Prohibition Unit of the Income Tax Department, closed. After negotiation, he allegedly agreed to accept Rs 15 lakh.

Source: CBI press release via A2Z Taxcorp

The CBI said it laid a trap on October 27 and caught the accused while he was accepting the Rs 15 lakh from the complainant. Searches at the accused's premises led to the recovery of incriminating documents and cash of Rs 11 lakh, the agency said.

Source: CBI press release via A2Z Taxcorp

The arrested inspector was produced before the competent court in Mumbai, which remanded him to custody for two days, till October 30. Mirror Now reported that investigators intend to examine the seized digital devices and obtain a specimen voice sample during the remand, and that the agency is probing the possible involvement of other persons.

Source: Mirror Now

Reports said Yadav had been transferred from Benami Prohibition Unit-I in June 2026 and was serving in the Investigation Wing at the time of his arrest, and that investigators are examining his access to confidential information linked to the benami unit. The CBI said further investigation is in progress. The allegations are yet to be tested in court.