CBI arrests 'absconding' IRS officer in Rs 40-lakh bribery case
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Dated:- 21-9-2026
PTI
New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) The CBI has taken the custody of “absconding” IRS officer Vinay Kumar Kantheti from Uttarakhand's Rishikesh in connection with Rs 40-lakh alleged bribe demanded to settle a GST and royalty matter involving a stone-quarrying firm in Maharashtra, officials said Monday.
In a trap operation on August 27, the CBI had apprehended Customs House Agent Narinder Rajput while allegedly accepting Rs 40 lakh on behalf of Superintendent, CGST Rakesh Kumar Sinha and Kantheti, the agency said.
The CBI had also arrested Kantheti, a 2009-batch IRS officer posted as the Additional Commissioner, CGST in Maharashtra's Raigad dist
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