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Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has booked the state tax officer of the State Tax department in Ahmedabad along with two middlemen including one Chartered Accountant (CA) in a bribe case involving the sum of Rs 35 thousand. The complainant runs construction business in partnership. His GST number was rejected. He had filed an appeal in this regard through the accused CA Ashish Subhash Agarwal and Kunal Subhash Agarwal for restoration of the GST number before the State Tax department in A
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FAQ :
A state tax officer from the State Tax department, a Chartered Accountant (CA) named Ashish Subhash Agarwal, and another middleman named Kunal Subhash Agarwal have been arrested.
The initial demand was Rs 50,000, but it was reduced to Rs 35,000 after bargaining.
The bribe was demanded to clear a businessman's application for the restoration of his rejected GST number.
The ACB laid a trap, and the CA, Ashish Agarwal, was caught red-handed while accepting the Rs 35,000 bribe on behalf of the state tax officer.
No, the state tax officer was on leave and not present during the trap execution, but legal actions are being taken against him.
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