The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), on Saturday announced that a vigilance investigation is being initiated on the bribery allegations against Chennai Customs by Wintrack Inc, a Chennai based import company.

CBIC also said that it has posted the accused customs officers out of their jurisdiction.

"The report also indicates the possibility of cheating and private fraud by the importer's own agents and intermediaries," the CBIC said in a post on X.

Licence of the Customs Broker Agent named in the report has been suspended under regulation 16 of Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 pending the final outcome of the vigilance investigation. Also, a police complaint has been lodged against the unauthorised intermediaries, it said.

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