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3 GST officials booked by CBI for demanding Rs 22 lakh bribe.

26.03.2024

CBI has arrested 2 central GST superintendents and one other GST officer for allegedly pressuring a bullion merchant to pay them Rs 22 lakh in order to resolve a disagreement.

3 GST officials booked by CBI for demanding Rs 22 lakh bribe.

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CBI ARRESTS TWO ACCUSED INCLUDING CGST ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND INSPECTOR ON ACCEPTING BRIBE OF Rs. 1.5 LAKH.

15.03.2024

CBI has today arrested an Assistant Commissioner and Inspector of CGST & CX, Div-1, Belapur, Navi Mumbai in a case of demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 1.5 lakh from the complainant.

A case was registered against the accused Assistant Commissioner on a complaint. read more »

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CBI Probes Misuse of Body Scanner X-ray at Mumbai Airport Amid Allegations of Extortion, Corruption: Report.

13.03.2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) interrogated senior Mumbai Airport customs officials on Tuesday regarding the alleged misuse of body scanner X-ray machines for extortion and the illegal possession of contraband gold. There were concerns raised about the customs commissioner’s failure to take action despite a vigilance read more »

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CBI Arrests Inspector of CGST in Alleged Bribery Case.

13.03.2024

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Inspector of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) posted at Rawatpur in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur in alleged bribery case.

A case was registered on the basis of a complaint against accused Ajay Porwal on read more »

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CBI recovered Rs 10,000; CGST superintendent arrested for accepting bribe.

28.02.2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recovered Rs 10,000 from the complainant. Superintendent of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Division-Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, (Uttarakhand) was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs. 

On the basis of a complaint, CBI registered a case read more »

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Three, including 2 customs officers, held taking bribe.

27.02.2024

Rajkot: Three persons, including two customs officers, were caught red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh at Mundra port in Kutch on Monday.

The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) sleuths from Kutch arrested the superintendent of customs Shailesh Gangdev and Alok Kumar Dubey, and read more »

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CBI books 18 customs officials for 'bribe to ignore' fake bills.

15.02.2024

CBI registers 3 corruption cases against 18 customs officials and 5 exporters at JNPT for fraudulent duty drawback. Officials processed 93 forged shipping bills. Inspector involved in criminal conspiracy with syndicate mastermind, demanding bribe.

MUMBAI: CBI has registered three separate corruption cases against 18 read more »

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Former Assistant Commissioner of Customs Sentenced To 7 Years in Disproportionate Assets Case.

07.02.2024

Punjab: The court also forfeited disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs.1.05 crore (approx.) to the government.

The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Mohali has today sentenced accused Varinder Prabhakar, then Assistant Commissioner of Customs, ICD, Ludhiana to 7(seven) years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) with read more »

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Ex-Customs Officer Convicted with 4-Year Imprisonment by CBI Court in Decade-Old Bribery Case.

05.02.2024

The trial involved the presentation of 31 prosecution witnesses and numerous documents by the CBI before the court

The recent verdict by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad has led to the sentencing of four individuals, including the former Deputy Commissioner read more »

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CGST Inspector Arrested by CBI for Taking Rs 10 Lakh Bribe.

20.01.2024

Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Friday arrested an inspector posted at the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) in Jaipur and two middlemen for taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh. The central agency listed the accused as Ankit Aswal, an inspector currently serving read more »

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Two Customs sleuths transferred from Kannur Airport for bid to steal smuggled gold.

09.11.2023

Kannur: For the first time in Kerala, two Customs officers have been served with transfer orders for allegedly attempting to steal smuggled gold seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Kannur Airport by threatening an approved valuer. While one officer was a superintendent of the read more »

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3 customs officers sacked for aiding gold smuggling in Kerala airports.

06.11.2023

Kochi: Three customs officials were dismissed from service for allegedly aiding gold smuggling in Kerala airports. The persons sacked are Delhi natives Rohit Kumar Sharma, Krishan Kumar, and Bihar native Sakendra Paswan.

It may be noted that the trio was first suspended from service. read more »