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CBI raids several Customs Officers for extortion and corruption

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Hydearabad. CBI has raided the Customs Officers working at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. A thorough search of the Customs Office located in International Arrival Hall of Airport was conducted by CBI in addition to personal search of Customs Officers.

  • The lockers of the Officers in their office were also searched and scotch whisky and electronic goods were also recovered by CBI. Residences of several Customs Officers have also been searched by CBI.

  • Seven Customs Officers including some working on contract have been arrested by CBI on charges of extortion, corruption and smuggling after recovery of Indian and Foreign Currency which was termed as undeclared or unaccounted for by the Officers. On joining night shift at Airport; all the Officers are required to declare in a register the amount of cash exceeding Rs 500/-being carried by them in their pocket.

  • CBI had received several complaints from international passengers that the Customs Officers were indulging in extortion of money from passengers landing at Airport that is why the CBI raided the Airport in night after landing of International flights.

·         A Customs Officer’s job at Airport is no more considered lucrative with free allowance of passengers hiked to Rs 25000/- per passenger and in addition one laptop being allowed duty free. Further, the passengers returning after a long stay are also allowed to bring spcified quantity of gold with them which can be cleared by them on payment of nominal Customs duty.  

·         Even job of an IRS Officer is no more a lucrative job with liberalisation of Customs & Excise Procedures. Several IRS Officers who joined after having IIT or IIM Degrees are already regretting their decision of joining the Department and are cooling their heels without any powers and are working without even a Steno with all the responsibilities on their shoulders; while their IIT and IIM Batchmates become CEOs of the Companies by the age of 40 ; an IRS remains a poorly paid Officer. Moreover, with several IRS Officers also being recently raided by CBI it is no more an IRS(I Remain Safe) job. Government Officials are bound by conduct rules and are required to give intimation to their Administrative Head about every Bank/cash or other transactions and sale purchase involving  an amount of above Rs 15000/-as an Anti-Corruption measure of the Government. Anything recovered during CBI raid for which intimation is not given by the Officers; is deemed to be unaccounted or undeclared transaction for which a chargesheet is filed in the Court against the Officer. It is no doubt a High Risk case to make money in such departments with sword of humiliating CBI raid always hanging at your neck. Once an Officer gets entangled in CBI encounter; he is not allowed to even resign or seek voluntary retirement.

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