Say No to bribes
‘Say No to bribes...’ reads a poster on the wall of the Kolkotta V Central Excise Commissionerate after football coach Subhas Bhowmick, superintendent of Central Excise was arrested red-handed allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a businessman. The CBI raided Bhowmick's Anti Evasion office and discovered that there had been a departmental enquiry against Bhowmik for allegedly offering bribe to one of his colleagues with a request to allow a businessman evade tax. The Commissioner of Central Excise Mr. Dutta told reporters that he had asked his officials to be more careful. What did he mean by "being more careful"? . He clarified that actually what he told them was to be more honest and transparent. He is reported to have told newsman, "It is embarrassing for me as I am the head of the department. But can you tell me where there is no corruption? It’s everywhere."