CBI arrests CGST Inspector from Gujarat in a bribery case
The accused demanded bribe of Rs. 2.50 lakhs from a manager of a firm and threatened to cancel his GST license
New Delhi, July 5
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended Inspector of CGST Rajkot while accepting bribe of Rs. 2.50 lakh from the complainant.
The CBI registered a case in July against accused Inspector of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST), Rajkot on allegations that accused demanded bribe of Rs. 2.50 lakh from the complainant, who is the authorised manager of a private firm.
It was also alleged that the demand was made to the complainant and proprietor of the firm saying that they were doing wrong business and are not actually transporting goods. The accused allegedly, informed the complainant that if they want to continue to do business they will have to give illegal gratification or else their GST number will be cancelled.
The agency then laid a trap and caught accused red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.2.50 lakh from the complainant.
