India, Oct. 29 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested an income tax inspector attached to its investigation wing in Mumbai after he was allegedly caught accepting Rs.15 lakh in cash as a bribe from a person to close a departmental proceeding against him regarding a benami property. The agency registered a case against the accused inspector, identified as Subhash Yadav, and other unidentified individuals, based on the complaint.

The complainant had alleged that Yadav demanded a bribe of Rs.20 lakh from him to facilitate the closure of a departmental proceeding against him relating to a benami property, which is pending with the Benami Prohibition Unit of the income tax department, officials said on Wednesday. Aft...