Overview
- CBI arrested Deputy Commissioner Prabha Bhandari and four others after a trap at the Jhansi CGST office exposed an alleged cash-for-favour scheme.
- Two CGST superintendents were caught red-handed receiving ₹70 lakh, described as the first installment of an alleged ₹1.5 crore demand to settle GST-evasion cases.
- Those held include superintendents Anil Tiwari and Ajay Kumar Sharma, advocate Naresh Kumar Gupta, and businessman Raju Mangtani, owner of Jai Durga Hardware.
- Searches at multiple locations have yielded roughly ₹1.6 crore in cash to date, along with jewellery, bullion, and property papers, with raids still underway.
- A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the agency says it is tracing additional beneficiaries and assets before producing the accused in court.