Hyderabad, May 21: The CBI has filed an FIR against IRS officer Jeevan Lal Lavidiya, Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) in Hyderabad, for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for favourable tax decisions.
He is accused of receiving a Rs 2.5 crore flat and cash through middlemen and hawala, including an ongoing deal with Shapoorji Pallonji involving Rs 1.2 crore.
The CBI says he worked with multiple middlemen and used fake names (benamis) to hide illegal property and money.
One of the key accusations is that Lavidiya received a flat worth Rs 2.5 crore in Mumbai from a company called NDW Development Corporation LLP. The flat was registered under the name of Dandela Venkateswarlu from Khammam, but the documents were reportedly kept by Lavidiya himself.
Some middlemen helped him collect bribes from companies whose tax cases were pending. Money through hawala and fake accounts. The CBI found that Lavidiya also took cash bribes through illegal channels like hawala and through people’s bank accounts.
The most serious allegation involves Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Gujarat.
The case has been registered under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (new Indian Penal Code). I
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