CBI Arrests CGST Superintendent In Odisha For Taking Bribe

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Superintendent of Central GST & Central Excise at Berhampur in Odisha’s Ganjam district for allegedly accepting bribe.

The CBI said in a statement on Thursday that Manoj Kumar Subudhi, Superintendent of Central GST & Central Excise, Berhampur, was caught while accepting bribe of Rs 15,000/- from the complainant in lieu of processing his GST refund.

A case was registered by CBI on July 9 based on the complaint against the accused. It was alleged that accused demanded bribe of Rs. 20,000/- from the complainant on the ground that the accused had earlier processed refund of GST amounting to Rs 1.77 lakh to the complainant and on the ground of smoothly processing another GST refund of nearly Rs 3 lakh to the complainant.

CBI laid a trap and Subudhi was arrested from the Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Central GST & Central Excise, Berhampur, after he was caught red-handed while accepting the first instalment of bribe amount of Rs. 15,000/-, out of the total demanded amount of Rs 20,000/-, from the complainant, the agency said.

Searches were conducted at the residential and official premises of the accused at Berhampur and Bhubaneswar which led to recovery of incriminating documents.

The accused was produced before the Court of the Special Judge for CBI Cases at Bhubaneswar and taken on remand by the central probe agency, sources said. Further investigation is continuing.