A Hyderabad man died during a surgery to enhance his smile ahead of his wedding last week, the police said.

28-year-old Laxmi Narayana Vinjam died while undergoing the ‘smile designing’ procedure at the FMS International Dental Clinic in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills on February 16, they said.

Laxmi Narayana Vinjam’s father has alleged that he died of anesthesia overdose.

Ramulu Vinjam said that after his son fainted during the surgery, the staff called him and asked him to come to the clinic. “We rushed him to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival,” he said.

He said that his son had not informed them of the surgery. (he had no health issues. The doctors are responsible for his death,” Mr Vinjam said.

A case has been filed against the clinic for negligence after his family filed a complaint. “We are checking the hospital records and security camera footage,” officials said.

An executive engineer, associated with Telangana’s Tribal Welfare Engineering department, was arrested on Monday after being caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 84,000, police said. 

According to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), the arrest followed a complaint from an individual who accused K Jaga Jyothi of soliciting a bribe in exchange for an official favour. The ACB conducted a swift operation and captured the official in the act of receiving the specified amount.

A video of K Jaga Jyothi crying after being caught is now viral on social media. 

Tears of regret don’t help; need to weigh in on actions & consequences before you become a party to it: #Telangana Tribal Administration Officer Executive Engineer Jagath Jyothi caught redhanded by #ACB taking bribe of Rs 84,000 in Tribal Administration Building @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/fpGItKM28C

— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) February 20, 2024

K Jaga Jyothi, underwent the phenolphthalein test, with her right-hand fingers testing positive. When phenolphthalein, a chemical compound, breaks down, it turns pink, making it a valuable tool in catching bribe recipients. When someone handles marked bills or documents, traces of the solution stick to their hands, and the pink colour appears upon contact with a mild base.

The ACB said K Jaga Jyothi acted improperly and dishonestly in the execution of duties, aiming to gain an undue advantage.

After the arrest, the bribe amount of Rs 84,000 was recovered from her possession. The executive engineer is now in custody and is slated to be presented before a court in Hyderabad.

The Income Tax department has set a ceiling of Rs 1 lakh per taxpayer for the withdrawal of small tax demands. This decision follows the announcement made in the interim budget regarding the withdrawal of direct tax demands. The Income Tax department, through an official order, has outlined the criteria for the withdrawal, with a focus on demands until the assessment year 2015-16.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the interim budget for 2024-25, had previously declared that tax demands for the assessment year 2010-11, up to Rs 25,000, and for the assessment years 2011-12 to 2015-16, up to Rs 10,000, would be withdrawn. This move is expected to benefit taxpayers and alleviate financial burdens.

The tax department’s order specifies that outstanding demands related to income tax, wealth tax, and gift tax as of January 31, 2024, will be remitted and extinguished. However, this is subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs 1 lakh for any specific taxpayer or assessee. The limit encompasses the principal component of tax demand, along with interest, penalty, fee, cess, and surcharge.

This remission will not apply to demands raised against tax deductors or tax collectors under the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) or Tax Collected at Source (TCS) provisions of the Income-tax Act.

In the recent order, the Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) clarified that the Rs 1 lakh limit covers outstanding demand entries in the tax authorities’ books concerning the principal tax component, as well as interest, penalty, fee, cess, or surcharge under the three tax acts.

However, the extinguishment of demands does not grant taxpayers any claims for credit or refunds. Additionally, this action does not provide immunity from any pending, initiated, or contemplated criminal proceedings against the taxpayer.

The CBDT said that demand falling within the prescribed limits, even if eligible for withdrawal, will not be extinguished if raised against entities required to deduct or collect tax at source under the Income-tax provisions related to TDS or TCS.