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In a significant crackdown, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five senior officials from the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department in connection with an alleged ₹50 lakh bribery case, registered on September 5. The arrested individuals include Deepak Sharma, an additional commissioner, and Rahul Kumar, a joint commissioner of the Indian Revenue Service, along with superintendents Bijender Janawa, Nikhil Agrawal, and Nitin Gupta. This comes after the CBI secured ne
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FAQ :
The CBI has arrested five senior CGST officers: Deepak Sharma (additional commissioner), Rahul Kumar (joint commissioner), and superintendents Bijender Janawa, Nikhil Agrawal, and Nitin Gupta.
The alleged bribery amount is £50 lakh, though initially, £80 lakh was demanded.
The officers were accused of detaining and verbally abusing a businessman for 18 hours, demanding a bribe to avoid arrest and ensure favourable treatment in a tax evasion investigation.
The CBI recovered £30 lakh of the bribe money, seized incriminating documents and digital devices, and found evidence of encrypted communication between the accused.
Joint commissioner Rahul Kumar was granted bail on technical grounds, while the other four arrested officers remain in judicial custody.
A total of eight individuals have been apprehended in the ongoing probe, including the five senior CGST officers.
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