<h1>Tax officer arrested after allegedly taking Rs 5 lakh bribe in IGST input dispute; Rs 19 lakh seized</h1> A tax officer posted in the Nashik commissionerate was arrested by an investigative agency for allegedly accepting Rs 5 lakh from a representative of a private firm after demanding Rs 50 lakh - later reduced to Rs 22 lakh - to avoid action in an IGST input dispute; the officer had instructed payment of Rs 5 lakh on October 14 and the balance on October 17. The officer was apprehended outside official premises, and searches of residential and office locations seized Rs 19 lakh in cash and documents described as incriminating.