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Doctor arrested by CBI

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NEW DELHI. 13th January 2011. Central Excise Commissioner Dr Anup Kumar Srivastava has been arrested by CBI from Escorts Hospital after Anticipatory Bail of Doctor was rejected by CBI Court on ground that Accused seems to be "Mastermind"of entire episode and he is very powerful and influential and cannot be granted bail at this stage.Court directed Accused to be examined by Team of AIIMS Doctors but Accused was discharged by Private Hospital before he could be examined by the Team.

CBI Team had raided Doctor’s Office at CR Building, who was posted as Commissioner, Central Excise Delhi-I on 2nd January 2011. Doctor was not present in Office. Doctor did not attend the Office on 2nd and later on it was found that Doctor rushed to the Hospital and had undergone Angioplasty.

CBI had registered a case against Doctor and others for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs 60 lakh from Mobile Importers Dilip Aggarwal & Anand Aggarwal. Middleman Hemant Gandhi and Lallan Ojha(Superintendent of Central Excise Anti-Evasion Branch) have already been arrested by CBI and are in Judicial custody in Tihar Jail. It is alleged that the bribe of Rs 2 Crore was initially demanded for hushing up the matter but the deal was ultimately cut to Rs 60 Lakh.

According to CBI sources a fake raid was conducted by Excise Officers on the premises of the importers in December. No search warrant was issued for raid and no file was opened. Fake Raid was allegedly conducted by Anti-evasion Team on instructions of Doctor. It is learnt that it was claimed that the activity of labelling/packing/re-packing of mobile phones amounts to manufacture under excise law and the importers were liable to pay excise duty.

Earlier CVC had also recommended transfer of Doctor from Delhi Central Excise after it found substance in allegation of corruption in a complaint; but Doctor managed to continue in key posting through his connections in Finance Ministry. Had Finance Ministry transferred Doctor from Delhi; this situation would not have arisen.

This was second inning of Doctor in Delhi Excise. Earlier Doctor had worked in initial stages of his career as Assistant Commissioner(Anti-Evasion) in Central Excise Commissionerate in Delhi. Doctor also worked as PS to a Minister. According to sources Doctor is the most influential IRS Officer and is highly connected with several Politicians and was seen in several late night parties of Delhi's elite.

Doctor was a Super Expert in organising raids and had booked several cases against manufacturers for excise evasion. Prior to being posted as Commissioner, Central Excise, Delhi-I; Doctor was posted as Commissioner, Central Excise, Meerut.

Doctor belongs to 1984 Batch of IRS(Customs & Excise) and ID No.420 was allotted to Doctor in Civil List of IRS Officers.

Many Senior Officers of Customs & Excise Department are under CBI scanner and coming days may witness anti-corruption action against many more Officers.

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