India News | 2 Excise and Taxation Officials Held for Graft in Punjab's Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Dec 15 (PTI) Two officials of the Excise and Taxation Department were arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh, police said on Thursday.

A spokesperson of the vigilance bureau said Excise and Taxation Officer Sandeep Singh and Inspector Vishal Sharma were posted in the goods and services tax wing of the department in Ludhiana.

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They were arrested on the complaint of Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, he said.

The complainant alleged that the officials were demanding a bribe of Rs 15 lakh in lieu of writing off a fine imposed on his firm. The deal was struck at Rs 12 lakh.

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The spokesperson further said after verifying this complaint, a vigilance team laid a trap and both the accused were caught red-handed while accepting Rs 5 lakh as a first installment of the bribe.

A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused, said the spokesperson.

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