The CBI has arrested a Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) superintendent in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe for waiving penalty on a private company, officials said. During searches at the premises of Nishan Singh Malli post arrest, the CBI seized 17 property documents, in his and his family members' name, worth crores.
"These properties include three residential flats in Ghaziabad and Moradabad; one commercial shop in Moradabad; 12 residential plots in Rampur and Gajraula. One Creta vehicle in the name of accused public servant was also seized," a CBI spokesperson said on Tuesday.
In addition to the suspected Rs 3 lakh bribe, Rs 3 lakh in cash was also seized during the searches, the CBI said. "During search of official premise of accused public servant, relevant documents pertaining to the case were seized and are being scrutinised," the spokesperson added.
According to the agency, the other individual detained is a tax attorney who was defending the complainant in the case. A special court in Ghaziabad heard both cases and remanded them to judicial prison. A guy who owns the private company was allegedly given a penalty notice by CGST Superintendent Malli for failing to file GST returns.
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In conjunction with tax attorney Amit Khandelwal, Malli, who is assigned to Gajraula with the additional charge of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, allegedly demanded Rs 4 lakh from the businessman in exchange for the businessman forgiving a penalty on his company.
"The tax advocate was representing the complainant. However, he entered into a conspiracy with superintendent, CGST, Amroha and pressured the complainant to deliver the demand of undue advantage of Rs 4 lakh to the accused superintendent," the CBI spokesperson said Reluctant to pay the bribe, the businessman approached the CBI with a complaint, the CBI said.
The agency claimed of laying a trap following which the superintendent and the advocate were caught red handed receiving Rs 1 lakh as an installment of the total bribe demand of Rs 4 lakh.
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