ACB Arrests Two CGST Officers for Alleged Bribery of Rs 2000

Last updated: 16 October 2025


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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Senior Account Officer and an Assistant Account Officer from the CGST office in Vapi. The officers are accused of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a local nursery owner to process a pending bill of Rs 29,000. The ACB set a trap and apprehended the officers red-handed, leading to their arrest under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a Senior Account Officer and an Assistant Account Officer of the CGST office in Vapi for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a local nursery owner. According to the complainant, he had secured a contract to supply plants with pots to the
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A Senior Account Officer and an Assistant Account Officer of the CGST office in Vapi were arrested by the ACB.

They were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a local nursery owner to clear a pending bill.

The alleged bribe amount was Rs 2,000.

The complainant is a local nursery owner who had supplied plants with pots to the CGST office and was awaiting payment.

The ACB laid a trap, apprehended the officers while receiving the bribe, and subsequently arrested them under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The arrests took place at the office of Assistant Account Officer Kapil Jain in Vapi.




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