The record
Written from the 1 report below. Nothing here is unsourced.
- The Bombay High Court has ordered two CGST officers and an accomplice into two days of CBI custody in a case involving an alleged bribe of 40 lakh rupees.
- The CBI registered the case on August 26 under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, alleging CGST Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Sinha demanded 1.5 crore rupees, later reduced to 40 lakh rupees, related to work on a complainant's firm.
- A private person and customs house agent, Narinder Rajput, was caught by the CBI on August 27 accepting the 40 lakh rupees on behalf of Rakesh Kumar Sinha and CGST Additional Commissioner Vinay Kumar Kantheti.
- A Thane special court had earlier declared the arrests illegal and released the accused on bail, but the CBI challenged that order in the Bombay High Court, which cancelled it on September 16.
- The case matters because it shows a court reversing bail for tax officials accused of corruption, and the CBI is still trying to locate Vinay Kumar Kantheti while interrogating the two accused in custody.
What to watch next
- Whether the CBI locates CGST Additional Commissioner Vinay Kumar Kantheti.
- The outcome of the CBI's two-day custodial interrogation of Rakesh Kumar Sinha and Narinder Rajput.
- Whether the accused challenge the High Court's custody order in a higher court.
Coverage1
1 report
Indian-language1
All filed from India
Named India · Central Goods and Services Tax · Bombay High Court · Central Bureau of Investigation · Narinder Rajput · Rakesh Kumar Sinha · Vinay Kumar Kantheti
The 1 report is listed beside the record.
Ask this story
Answers cite the reports above, or say they can't.