MUMBAI: A central GST (CGST) superintendent, accused of detaining a businessman for 18 hours and demanding a bribe of Rs 60 lakh, was nabbed by CBI final week after a dramatic chase in the course of the night time close to Oshiwara police station.
In his bid to flee, the official, Sachin Gokulka, dumped one among his aides – a advisor who had allegedly accepted the bribe on his behalf – on the highway however was quickly caught by the CBI group in pursuit.The advisor and a chartered accountant (CA) have been additionally arrested, and an FIR was filed in opposition to two IRS officers – further commissioner, CSGST, Deepak Kumar Sharma, and joint commissioner Rahul Kumar -as effectively as three different CGST superintendents.
CGST officers coerced bizman into arranging Rs 30L for launch
Rahul Kumar, at present posted in one other state however who beforehand labored in Mumbai, is accused of facilitating the deal by contacting Sharma. CBI has searched the premises of Sharma, the 4 superintendents and the opposite two aides.
As per a criticism, Gokulka and the opposite three GST superintendents – Nitin Kumar Gupta, Nikhil Agrawal and Bijender Janawa – detained a Goregaon businessman for 18 hours on Sept 4 and threatened to arrest him if he did not pay a bribe of 60 lakh – diminished from the unique demand of 80 lakh – to settle a pharmaceutical firm‘s difficulty. The businessman was allegedly abused and slapped a number of instances, and coerced into calling a relative to rearrange 30 lakh, which was to be delivered to a intermediary, chartered accountant (CA) Raj Aggarwal, by means of hawala.
After receiving the preliminary quantity, the CGST officers launched the businessman the next day, instructing him to rearrange the remaining 30 lakh by that night, which he was requested to ship to Aggarwal.
The businessman approached CBI. He may solely organize for 20 lakh, which he handed over to Aggarwal, who was alleged to move on the cash to a advisor, Abhisekh Mehta. CBI caught Mehta when he arrived to gather the cash from the CA. He revealed that he was handy over the bribe on to Gokulka.
Within the presence of CBI officers, Mehta spoke to Gokulka over the cellphone, who requested him to show up close to Oshiwara police station for the bribe handover. CBI then set a lure.
Gokulka, accompanied by two ladies, arrived in a automobile on the spot round 2.30am on Sept 6. He requested Mehta, who was ready in one other car, to hitch him. When Mehta received into his car with the quantity, the official sensed one thing amiss and sped away. After some time, he requested Mehta to get out of the automobile with the cash and drove away. The CBI group, which was in pursuit, managed to nab Mehta and subsequently traced Gokulka.
CBI produced Gokulka, Aggarwal and Mehta in courtroom on Sept 6. They have been remanded within the company’s custody until Tuesday.
In his bid to flee, the official, Sachin Gokulka, dumped one among his aides – a advisor who had allegedly accepted the bribe on his behalf – on the highway however was quickly caught by the CBI group in pursuit.The advisor and a chartered accountant (CA) have been additionally arrested, and an FIR was filed in opposition to two IRS officers – further commissioner, CSGST, Deepak Kumar Sharma, and joint commissioner Rahul Kumar -as effectively as three different CGST superintendents.
CGST officers coerced bizman into arranging Rs 30L for launch
Rahul Kumar, at present posted in one other state however who beforehand labored in Mumbai, is accused of facilitating the deal by contacting Sharma. CBI has searched the premises of Sharma, the 4 superintendents and the opposite two aides.
As per a criticism, Gokulka and the opposite three GST superintendents – Nitin Kumar Gupta, Nikhil Agrawal and Bijender Janawa – detained a Goregaon businessman for 18 hours on Sept 4 and threatened to arrest him if he did not pay a bribe of 60 lakh – diminished from the unique demand of 80 lakh – to settle a pharmaceutical firm‘s difficulty. The businessman was allegedly abused and slapped a number of instances, and coerced into calling a relative to rearrange 30 lakh, which was to be delivered to a intermediary, chartered accountant (CA) Raj Aggarwal, by means of hawala.
After receiving the preliminary quantity, the CGST officers launched the businessman the next day, instructing him to rearrange the remaining 30 lakh by that night, which he was requested to ship to Aggarwal.
The businessman approached CBI. He may solely organize for 20 lakh, which he handed over to Aggarwal, who was alleged to move on the cash to a advisor, Abhisekh Mehta. CBI caught Mehta when he arrived to gather the cash from the CA. He revealed that he was handy over the bribe on to Gokulka.
Within the presence of CBI officers, Mehta spoke to Gokulka over the cellphone, who requested him to show up close to Oshiwara police station for the bribe handover. CBI then set a lure.
Gokulka, accompanied by two ladies, arrived in a automobile on the spot round 2.30am on Sept 6. He requested Mehta, who was ready in one other car, to hitch him. When Mehta received into his car with the quantity, the official sensed one thing amiss and sped away. After some time, he requested Mehta to get out of the automobile with the cash and drove away. The CBI group, which was in pursuit, managed to nab Mehta and subsequently traced Gokulka.
CBI produced Gokulka, Aggarwal and Mehta in courtroom on Sept 6. They have been remanded within the company’s custody until Tuesday.
