CBI arrests CGST official for accepting Rs 5 lakh bribe
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Dated:- 23-12-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) The CBI has arrested a Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) superintendent in Mumbai for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a private company after threatening the firm with a tax demand of Rs 98 lakh, officials said Tuesday.
Ankit Aggarwal, posted as Superintendent in CGST-1, Mumbai made a demand of Rs 20 lakh from the company but during negotiations he dropped it to Rs 17 lakh and sought immediate part payment of Rs 5 lakh to be delivered on Monday, they said.
The director of the company approached the CBI with a complaint on Monday following which the agency registered a case and planned a trap operation
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