The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Superintendent, CGST Audit-I, Mumbai while accepting Bribe of Rs. Five Lakh from the complainant on 22.12.2025.

CBI registered the case on 22nd December, 2025, on a written complaint from Director of a Private Company, alleging demand of illegal gratification by the accused Superintendent, CGST, Mumbai. The accused Superintendent CGST carried out an audit of the complainant’s company on 26.11.2025. It was alleged by the complainant that the accused had threatened to fabricate a tax demand of Rs. 98 Lakh against the private company and demanded Rs. 20 Lakh as bribe to “settle” the issue.

After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept illegal gratification of Rs. 17,00,000 in exchange of reducing the alleged tax liability of the complainant’s company. The part payment of Bribe  Rs. 5 Lakh was demanded to be delivered on 22.12.2025.

CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs. 5 Lakh (as part payment of Bribe).

Searches were conducted by CBI at the residence of accused at Mumbai which led to recovery of unaccounted and unexplained cash of Rs. 18.30 Lakh. Deeds for purchase of a property worth Rs. 40.315 Lakh dated April 2025 and another property worth Rs. 32.10 Lakh dated June 2024 was found during the search. The searches were also conducted at the office of accused public servant and digital evidences were seized regarding the audit report being prepared by him for the Private Company.

The investigation is continuing.

CGST superintendent arrested for accepting Rs. 5 lakh as part-payment bribe during audit; unexplained assets and audit records seized. A CGST superintendent is accused of soliciting and accepting a part-payment bribe during an audit after threatening to fabricate a tax demand; a trap operation caught him accepting Rs. five lakh. Searches at his residence and office recovered unaccounted cash, property purchase deeds, and digital audit-related evidence, and the investigation remains ongoing.