CBI arrests a Superintendent of Central Goods and Services Tax for accepting a bribe of Rs. Three lakh

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent, working in the office of Central Goods and Services Tax, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. three lakh from the complainant.

CBI had registered a case on 12.09.2019 against the Superintendent on a complaint alleging that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs. three lakh from the complainant for favouring an audit report. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while accepting a bribe of Rs. three lakh. Searches have been conducted at the premises of the accused which led to recovery of cash of Rs. 3.50 lakh (approx.) and other incriminating documents.

The accused is being produced today in the Designated Court.