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As per ACB officials, the existent property concern firm’s proprietor had received a announcement from the CGST Vapi bureau stating the firm’s CGST taxes for the twelvemonth 2020-21 had not been paid. (File Photo)
A 27-year-old Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) inspector was “caught red-handed” and arrested by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials successful Gujarat’s Vapi portion allegedly accepting a bribe magnitude of Rs 40,000 from a businessman who deals successful existent property connected Wednesday afternoon.
As per ACB officials, the existent property concern firm’s proprietor had received a announcement from the CGST Vapi bureau stating the firm’s CGST taxes for the twelvemonth 2020-21 had not been paid. After the proprietor “verified” the outgo of the taxation magnitude with his accountant, helium went to the bureau and allegedly showed the bills to CGST Grade 2 inspector Yashwant Gahlaut.
After checking the details, Gahlaut allegedly demanded Rs 40,000 from the proprietor to get escaped of the notice. The proprietor argued against handing implicit the bribe magnitude but aboriginal agreed, aft seeing that the accused was allegedly adamant.
He past contacted the ACB bureau and lodged a ailment against Gahlaut. “We person a dependable signaling betwixt the accused and the complainant wherever the bribe magnitude was spoken by the accused. We volition question him successful detail,” said Assistant Director of ACB Surat, R R Chaudhary.
“We person caught the accused accepting the bribe magnitude and aboriginal arrested him nether antithetic sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act,” helium added.
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