By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested a superintendent of GST in Mumbai for allegedly difficult a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman, officers stated Monday.
The company acted on a grievance from scrap dealer Zakir Hussain Shah in Mumbai who had alleged that GST Superintendent B Someshwar Rao had demanded Rs 20 lakh from him to settle legal responsibility of Rs 1.25 crore, they stated.
The complainant alleged that Rao and every other authentic had threatened to arrest him in case he did not make the fee to them, the officers stated, including that the accused allegedly refused to simply accept further paperwork that chartered accountant of the broker sought after to post.
In line with CBI, Shah then pleaded with Rao to cut back the bribe quantity as he didn’t have the capability to pay this kind of hefty quantity.
Rao allegedly lowered the bribe to Rs 9 lakh however later larger it to Rs 10 lakh for prolong in fee.
After receiving the grievance, the CBI did a discreet verification of the allegation which prima facie gave the impression to be true, the officers stated.
The company later arrested Rao who has been despatched to police custody by way of a different court docket in Mumbai, they stated.
NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested a superintendent of GST in Mumbai for allegedly difficult a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman, officers stated Monday.
The company acted on a grievance from scrap dealer Zakir Hussain Shah in Mumbai who had alleged that GST Superintendent B Someshwar Rao had demanded Rs 20 lakh from him to settle legal responsibility of Rs 1.25 crore, they stated.
The complainant alleged that Rao and every other authentic had threatened to arrest him in case he did not make the fee to them, the officers stated, including that the accused allegedly refused to simply accept further paperwork that chartered accountant of the broker sought after to post.
In line with CBI, Shah then pleaded with Rao to cut back the bribe quantity as he didn’t have the capability to pay this kind of hefty quantity.
Rao allegedly lowered the bribe to Rs 9 lakh however later larger it to Rs 10 lakh for prolong in fee.
After receiving the grievance, the CBI did a discreet verification of the allegation which prima facie gave the impression to be true, the officers stated.
The company later arrested Rao who has been despatched to police custody by way of a different court docket in Mumbai, they stated.