India, Dec. 24 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested a superintendent of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) in Mumbai after catching him red-handed in the act of accepting Rs.5 lakh. The sum was allegedly part payment of a total demanded payoff of Rs.17 lakh from a firm's representative in lieu of not fabricating a tax demand of Rs.98 lakh against it and to instead reduce its tax liability.

During searches carried out at the premises of the accused official, Ankit Aggarwal (CGST Audit-1, Mumbai), the CBI recovered unaccounted cash of Rs.18.30 lakh and property-related documents worth around Rs.72 lakh, CBI officials said on Tuesday. Deeds for purchase of a property worth Rs.40.31 lakh dated April 2025, an...