GST Commissionerate Official Arrested in Guwahati for Bribery

The CBI arrested M Srinivasa Rao, Assistant Commissioner of CGST in Guwahati, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The complainant reported Rao's corruption relating to civil works and taxes. Rao was caught in a CBI trap. Investigations are ongoing at his properties.

In a significant turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended an official from the GST commissionerate in Guwahati on bribery charges, as per an official statement released on Monday.

M Srinivasa Rao, who serves as the Assistant Commissioner of CGST, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting an undue advantage of Rs 50,000 from a complainant. According to the CBI statement, the complainant had been issued multiple demand and show-cause notices and was summoned repeatedly to the CGST office by Rao.

The complainant, who had executed civil work and paid the necessary taxes, alleged that Rao demanded Rs two lakh to pass favorable orders. A negotiation resulted in the bribe amount being reduced to Rs 50,000, leading to Rao's arrest during a sting operation. Searches have been conducted at Rao's official and residential premises in Guwahati and Hyderabad, and the investigation remains underway.

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