The Anti-Corruption Branch ( ACB ) has arrested a stenographer from the Trade & Taxes Department and his associate for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 to revoke a business’s GST registration suspension.
According to officials, the accused stenographer was involved in corrupt practices, promising relief to a businessman whose Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration had been suspended. In exchange for an under-the-table payment, he assured that the suspension would be revoked quickly.
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The businessman was unwilling to comply with the illegal demand and reported the matter to the ACB, which then laid a trap operation. Acting on the complaint, ACP ACB formed a raiding team and reached the Trade & Taxes Department office at Vyapar Bhavan in IP Estate.
As planned, the complainant and a witness met Yadav inside the office, where he allegedly directed the businessman to hand over the bribe money to his aide, identified as Kumar. Once the cash was handed over, the ACB team, waiting for the signal from the witness, immediately apprehended both accused on the spot.
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During the search operation, authorities recovered an additional Rs. 74,400 from Kumar, who claimed it was collected from others for similar illegal transactions. However, he failed to provide details about the sources of this money, raising suspicions of a larger corruption racket within the department.
The ACB has registered a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and further investigations are underway to determine if more officials were involved in the bribery scheme.
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