New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) The CBI has arrested Commissioner Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, Jeevan Lal Lavidiya and four others in an alleged bribery case of Rs 70 lakh, officials said Saturday.

The CBI had received inputs about Lavidiya, a 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, allegedly indulging in corrupt practices and seeking bribes following which an FIR was registered against him recently, they said.

Further, details are awaited. PTI ABS OZ OZ

Alleged bribery triggers arrest of senior tax official and four others, with FIR filed and investigation underway. Alleged bribery by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) led to receipt of intelligence, registration of a First Information Report, and the arrest of the commissioner and four co-accused, initiating a criminal probe into suspected public official misconduct in tax administration.