India, Feb. 6 -- A state tax inspector at the Pune GST office in Yerawada was caught red-handed on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 in exchange for reinstating the Goods and Services Tax (GST) number of the complainant's client.

The accused has been identified as Tushar Kumar Dattatraya Mali, 33.

The complainant, a lawyer who facilitates GST-related works, approached the office for one of his businessman client. He alerted the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Pune when the accused demanded bribe. Following the complaint, a trap was set by the ACB and the accused was caught. The tax inspector has been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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