Overview

• The CBI arrested Jeevan Lal Lavidiya, Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, and four others for accepting a ₹70 lakh bribe to manipulate an appeal outcome.
• The arrests followed a trap in Mumbai where a middleman was caught receiving the bribe on the Commissioner’s behalf.
• Simultaneous raids at 18 locations across five cities resulted in the seizure of ₹69 lakh in cash and incriminating documents.
• The investigation has now expanded to examine hawala networks linked to the case and the involvement of intermediaries.
• Shapoorji Pallonji Group has launched an internal inquiry into its executive, Viral Kantilal Mehta, one of the accused in the case.