CBI Nabs 2 Tax Officials Including CGST Assistant Commissioner For Accepting Bribe Of Rs. 1.5 Lakh

The two officers were arrested for demanding and accepting bribery, and a case was registered against the accused based on a complaint.

The two officers were arrested for demanding and accepting bribery, and a case was registered against the accused based on a complaint.

Source : PTI

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested an Assistant Commissioner and Inspector of CGST & CX, Div-1, Belapur, Navi Mumbai, in a case pertaining to alleged bribery. According to the probe agency, the two officers were arrested for demanding and accepting bribery of Rs. 1.5 lakh. Based on a complaint, a case was registered against the accused Assistant Commissioner.

In the complaint, it was alleged that the complainant,a  partner of a transport firm, had received a show cause notice issued by the Assistant Commissioner, CGST & CX, Div-1, Belapur Commissionerate, Navi Mumbai. 

Further, it was alleged that the complainant, thereafter, submitted the required documents on December 27, 2021. It was further alleged that the accused Assistant Commissioner demanded a Rs. 6,00,000 bribe from the complainant for settling the show cause notice related to service tax.

Following the negotiations, the accused public servant agreed to accept a bribe of Rs. 1,50,000. According to the CBI, the complainant was told to give a bribe amount through the Inspector, CGST.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the said inspector while accepting a Rs. 1.5 lakh bribe from the complainant on behalf of the accused Assistant Commissioner. Both of them have been arrested by the probe agency. Searches are being carried out at the residential and official premises of the accused public servants. The arrested accused will be produced before the competent court. The investigation into the matter is still ongoing.