CBI arrests UP CGST superintendent in bribery case
CGST Superintendent Nishan Singh Malli had allegedly issued penalty notice to a businessman, who controls the private company, on account of non-filing of GST returns
New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two people, including a superintendent of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) in Uttar Pradesh, while they were allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh for waiving penalty on a private company, officials said.
The other person arrested by the agency is a tax lawyer who was representing the complainant in the case, they said on Monday.
CGST Superintendent Nishan Singh Malli had allegedly issued penalty notice to a businessman, who controls the private company, on account of non-filing of GST returns.
Malli, who is posted in Gajrola with additional charge of Amroha in UP, demanded Rs 4 lakh in collusion with tax lawyer Amit Khandelwal from the businessman for waiving penalty on his company, they said.
"The tax advocate was representing the complainant. However, he entered into a conspiracy with superintendent, CGST, Amroha and pressured the complainant to deliver the demand of undue advantage of Rs 4 lakh to the accused superintendent," a CBI spokesperson said.
The businessman approached the CBI with a complaint expressing unwillingness to pay the bribe, the spokesperson said in a statement.
The agency laid a trap during which the superintendent and the advocate were arrested red handed taking Rs 1 lakh as the first instalment of the total Rs 4 lakh demanded as bribe, the statement said. PTI
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