CBI arrests CGST Inspector in Ghaziabad in a bribery case

New Delhi, May 13

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended an accused Inspector of CGST, Ghaziabad for demanding and accepting Rs two lakh bribe from complainant.

The CBI registered a case against said Inspector on allegations that accused demanded  illegal gratification of Rs. 11 lakhs from complainant on account of mismatch in Input Tax Credit in the GST return of his firm. It was also alleged that accused Inspector was continuously pressurizing the complainant to pay the illegal gratification failing which, he threatened of taking adverse action against his firm. After negotiation, accused agreed to accept the illegal gratification of Rs. 2 lakh.

The CBI laid a trap to catch the accused red-handed. The accused accepted the bribe in his car. 

The officials added that when he was challenged by the CBI team present near the spot, he tried to run away and while he attempted to run away,  accused severely damaged the official vehicle of the CBI team as well as some of the private vehicle from his car. After the chase of around two kilometers, accused was apprehended by the CBI team. The demanded and accepted illegal gratification of Rs. 2 lakh was also recovered.

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