{
  "id": 590858,
  "title": "Navi Mumbai Crime: Anti-Corruption Bureau Takes Sales Tax Officer Into Custody Over Alleged ₹15 Lakh GST Bribe Demand, Later Reduced To ₹8 Lakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/navi-mumbai-crime-anti-corruption-bureau-takes-sales-tax-officer-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T17:08:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-crime-anti-corruption-bureau-takes-sales-tax-officer-into-custody-over-alleged-15-lakh-gst-bribe-demand-later-reduced-to-8-lakh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Navi Mumbai, August 11, 2026: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked and taken into custody a 56-year-old Sales Tax Department officer for allegedly demanding a Rs 15 lakh bribe from a trader to close an inquiry related to his GST account. Following negotiations, the alleged bribe demand was reduced to Rs 8 lakh. The accused has been identified as Deepak Ramchandra Kshirsagar, who was…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}