India News | CGST Official Caught Taking Rs 20,000 Bribe in MP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Lokayukta police on Friday caught a superintendent of the Central Good and Services Tax (CGST) department while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, an official said.
Indore, Oct 25 (PTI) The Lokayukta police on Friday caught a superintendent of the Central Good and Services Tax (CGST) department while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, an official said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Praveen Singh Baghel said CGST superintendent Mukesh Tripathi was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe amount from the owner of an accounting firm at his office.
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The police team recovered Rs 20,000 from the accused official's person, he said.
The DSP said Tripathi had allegedly demanded a bribe to restore the registration of a medical firm and change the addresses and mobile numbers of three other companies in government records.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the CGST official, and he has not been arrested as yet, the DSP said.
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