Una (HP), Sep 30 (PTI) A team of the Vigilance Bureau in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday nabbed a GST inspector red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a businessman in Una district, officials said.

The team arrested the accused and seized the bribe money, officials said.

Vigilance Superintendent Virendra Kalia said a battery supplier in Una had filed a false return of Rs 5-6 lakhs and when the matter came to light, the accused inspector demanded Rs 1.50 lakh for settlement.

The deal was subsequently settled for Rs 1.25 lakh and the battery supplier reported the matter to the vigilance bureau, who set a trap nabbed the accused inspector from his GST office in Una while accepting the bribe, he said. PTI COR BPL NB NB

Bribery by a tax official exposed after a taxpayer complaint led to a trap operation, cash seizure, and arrest. A tax official was arrested after a taxpayer reported that the official demanded and accepted an unlawful settlement to resolve an alleged false tax return; enforcement agents conducted a trap, seized the cash, and took the official into custody, indicating potential offences of bribery, acceptance of undue advantage, and handling of proceeds from corrupt transactions.