Appraiser and Inspector dead in Mysterious Circumstances - Commissioner arrested by CBI in Corruption Case
IT was not a good weekend for the Customs Department. The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner in Delhi ICD booked in the Drawback fraud case, were arrested by CBI. It seems CBI found 85 lakh rupees in hard cash in the locker of the DC and this as they say might be the tip of the iceberg.
A Customs Appraiser in Mumbai's JN Customs is reported to have committed suicide. This appraiser had joined JN Customs only a few months ago, on transfer from Kandla. He was suspended in a case booked by DRI recently.
A 29 year old Inspector of Central Excise was found dead in his flat in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. He was a native of Bihar posted in Visakhapatnam - the cause of death is not known.