CBI raid at RS officer locations: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday (May 31, 2025) arrested a 2007 batch senior IRS officer Amit Kumar Single and a private man Harsh Kotak for taking bribe. It is alleged that the IRS officer had sought a bribe of 45 lakhs from a complainant. In return, he was promised to give relief from the Income Tax Department and the officer threatened to have legal action, heavy fines and harassment for not giving bribe.

On Saturday (May 31), the CBI registered a case in this case and while taking a bribe of Rs 25 lakh, private man Harsh Kotak caught red -handed at the IRS officer’s house in Mohali. This amount was his first installment out of 45 lakhs. After this, the IRS officer was arrested from his house in Vasant Kunj, Delhi.

Treasure in CBI raid

After this, the CBI raided several locations in Delhi, Punjab and Mumbai related to this case. In these raids, CBI has recovered 3.5 kg of gold, 2 kg silver, Rs 1 crore cash, 25 bank accounts documents, details of a locker and papers related to the property of Delhi, Mumbai and Punjab. At present, the CBI is detecting the real value and source of all these properties.

CBI The accused presented in court, got 14 days remand

According to CBI officials, both the accused were produced in court on Sunday (June 1, 2025), from where they have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. At present, the investigation of CBI is going on continuously and there may be more big revelations in this matter in the coming time.

It is noteworthy that the arrested IRS officer Amit Kumar Single was currently posted as Editon Director General in the Directorate of Taxpayer Services in the CR Building of ITO, Delhi.