CGST Superintendent, mediator held in ₹8 lakh bribe trap
Bengaluru City Lokayukta police have arrested a CGST Superintendent and a private mediator in an alleged ₹8 lakh bribe scandal, according to sources. Mohit Pratap Singh, Superintendent of CGST in South Division-4, is accused of demanding and accepting the bribe to close a complaint against a businessman. The second accused, Salman Sheikh, acted as a mediator in the transaction.
The Lokayukta police allegedly set a trap at Singh's office in Koramangala, where the bribe was allegedly accepted. A case has been registered under Section 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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