{
  "id": 8044545,
  "title": "CGST Superintendent, mediator held in ₹8 lakh bribe trap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/cgst-superintendent-mediator-held-in-8-lakh-bribe-trap",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:14:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/cgst-superintendent-mediator-held-in-8-lakh-bribe-trap/article71477349.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "CGST Superintendent Mohit Pratap Singh arrested in bribe case",
    "Private mediator Salman Sheikh accused of facilitating bribe",
    "₹8 lakh bribe scandal investigated by Lokayukta police"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}