A shocking news has been reported in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. A deputy commissioner of GST has been arrested red handed while taking bribe.
GST Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh caught red-handed taking bribe in Varanasi pic.twitter.com/9EhKJswOe6
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The GST Deputy Commissioner has been identified as Ambika Singh. She was caught red-handed taking a bribe in Varanasi. As soon as the vigilance team caught Ambika Singh, she started running away. In an attempt to escape, she even scuffled with 4 female constables. The vigilance team dragged Ambika Singh into the jeep and took her to the police station.
Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh had demanded a bribe of 50 thousand rupees from a businessman for filing returns and disposing of GST files. She had reached a restaurant near the GST Commissioner’s office to take the bribe amount.
Ajay Kumar Maurya, a resident of Bajardeeha, is a director of ‘Black Smith Industries Private Limited’ company. Ajay had filed his February 2023 return and GST (State) on time. However, after finding discrepancies in it, the GST office recalled the file. For tax refund and disposal, the GST field officer prepared a report and sent it to Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh.
Get the latest news from your cityDownloadGST Deputy Commissioner caught taking bribe in Varanasi:Scuffles with four sub-inspectors while trying to flee; vigilance team drags him into jeepVaranasi3 hours agoGST Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh was caught red-handed taking a bribe in Varanasi. As soon as the vigilance team caught Ambika Singh, she started running away. In an attempt to escape, she even scuffled with 4 female constables.During this time, a crowd of people gathered around. The female officer kept pleading with the crowd and passersby to save her. After this, the vigilance team dragged Ambika Singh into the jeep and took her to the police station.Actually, Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh had demanded a bribe of 50 thousand rupees from a businessman for filing returns and disposing of GST files. She had reached a restaurant near the GST Commissioner’s office to take the bribe amount.She was caught during this time. The incident is from the Bhelupur police station area at 6:30 PM on Wednesday.First see 2 pictures…To avoid arrest, Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh started scuffling with the woman inspector. – Bhaskar EnglishTo avoid arrest, Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh started scuffling with the woman inspector.The woman inspector caught hold of her. After this, the anti-corruption team dragged her away. – Bhaskar EnglishThe woman inspector caught hold of her. After this, the anti-corruption team dragged her away.Now read the complete caseAjay Kumar Maurya, a resident of Bajardeeha, is a director of ‘Black Smith Industries Private Limited’ company. Ajay had filed his February 2023 return and GST (State) on time.However, after finding discrepancies in it, the GST office recalled the file. For tax refund and disposal, the GST field officer prepared a report and sent it to Deputy Commissioner Ambika Singh.Demanded ₹50K bribe for approvalDeputy Commissioner Ambika called Ajay to the office for file disposal and asked questions related to tax. She sought clarification based on the report, then instead of disposing of the file, she talked about rejecting it. When Ajay pleaded to approve it, Ambika Singh demanded a bribe of 50 thousand rupees.
When Ajay refused to pay the bribe, Ambika threatened action. After much struggle, Ajay agreed to pay 50 thousand rupees. However, Ajay went straight from the GST office to the Anti-Corruption office. There he narrated the entire matter to the SP.
On Ajay Maurya’s complaint, Varanasi’s Anti-Corruption Team conducted an investigation. The allegations were confirmed in this. After this, preparations were made to take action against Ambika. On Wednesday at 6:30 PM, Ajay called Ambika Singh to Dada Restaurant to take ₹50K. Ambika Singh took the envelope of notes inside the restaurant and started to leave. Just then, the Anti-Corruption Team caught her red-handed.
