CBI arrests Superitendent of CGST Odisha in a bribery case
The superintendent had sought bribe from the complainant in lieu of processing his GST refund
New Delhi, July 15
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Superintendent of Central GST & Central Excise, Berhampur Odisha while accepting bribe of Rs. 15,000/- from the complainant in lieu of processing his GST refund.
A case was registered by CBI on the basis of the complaint against the said Superintendent of Central GST & Central Excise, Berhampur. It was alleged that accused demanded bribe of Rs. 20,000/- from the complainant on the ground that the accused had earlier processed refund of GST amounting to Rs. 1.77 lakh to the complainant and on the ground of smoothly processing another GST refund of nearly Rs. 3 lakh to the complainant.
The CBI laid a trap and accused from the Office of Asstt. Commissioner, Central GST & Central Excise, Berhampur, District Ganjam, Odisha when he was caught red-handed while accepting the first instalment of bribe amount of Rs. 15,000/-, out of the total demanded bribe amount of Rs. 20,000/-, from the complainant.
The agency also conducted searches at the residential and official premises of the accused at Berhampur and Bhubaneswar which led to recovery of incriminating documents
