Panaji, March 02: Two customs and central excise officers have been arrested by the CBI in connection with a tax evasion scam here that also saw arrest of Ahmadabad-based Adani Group MD Rajesh Adani.
Both the senior officers were arrested yesterday from their residences in Goa, CBI’s Anti Corruption Bureau SP S S Gavli told today, refusing to divulge the exact location and names and designations of the officers.
The duo would be taken for a remand in a local court, he said, adding, “The excise officers arrested are currently in services and were involved in the scam that took place sometimes during 2006-07.”
The accused are among the 10 excise officials under suspicion in connection with the multi-crore scam.
—–PTI