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Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The CBI on Tuesday arrested a CGST assistant commissioner posted in Ratlam in an alleged bribery case of Rs 1.5 lakh, officials said.
The CBI caught Shankar Parmar red-handed taking Rs 1.5 lakh bribe, they said. The action came hours after Parmar allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 5 lakh, and a complaint was made against him.
“The CBI registered the instant case on 31.03.2026 against Assistant Commissioner, CGST, Ratlam…and caught the accused Assistant Commissioner, from the CGST Office, Ratlam, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 1.5 lakh through the middleman,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused, it said. PTI ABS VN VN
