CBI arrests GST official in bribery case in Punjab

A GST superintendent has been arrested in Punjab's Khanna by the CBI for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe. The accused will be produced before a court in Mohali on Wednesday.

Chandigarh (Punjab): A superintendent of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Division at Khanna in Punjab was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from an iron trader.

"Searches were conducted at his residential and office premises in Mohali and Khanna," a CBI statement read.

The accused will be produced before a court in Mohali on Wednesday.