ACB Gujarat nabs GST Superintendent and GST Inspector in bribe case

Surat: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a superintendent and an inspector of the central GST and central excise in Nanpura area of Surat along with a person in a bribe case of Rs 15000.

The complainant’s brother runs a yarn business by forming a partnership firm with other partners at Pasodara village in Kamrej taluka in Surat. The accused superintendent Justin Kantilal Master and inspector Asish Ranvirsinh Gehlavat went to the partnership firm for verification and asked for the documentary evidence by visiting the shop. Both accused told them that there were no banners or displays in the documentary firm of the deponent. The accused did not consider the evidence of running business given by the deponent. The accused told the deponent and complainant that they have made a business of Rs 38 lakh so far, no evidence regarding the business is visible in their shop, and the business is suspicious. The accused demanded a bribe of Rs 20 thousand initially as penalty.

Later, both accused went to the CA office of the complainant’s brother at Lambe hanuman road in Surat city for taking actions of panchnama regarding verification. They had demanded a bribe of Rs 15000 from the complainant after arguments.

The complainant contacted ACB as he was not willing to pay the bribe. During a trap executed by ACB, the accused person Jimmi Vijaykumar Soni was found accepting a bribe of Rs 15000 from the complainant after being asked by the accused inspector. The accused person then handed over the money to the accused inspector. Thus, the accused inspector and superintendent had demanded the bribe and the accused inspector and person had accepted the bribe during the ACB trap. ACB has detained the three accused. DeshGujarat