Overview
- Parmar, who was arrested Tuesday, was caught at the CGST office in Ratlam accepting Rs 1.5 lakh through a middleman, according to the CBI.
- The trap followed a complaint that he demanded Rs 5 lakh to halt GST proceedings against a gutkha trading firm based in Jaora.
- The CBI registered the case on March 31 and searched the officer’s premises, with teams working late into the night.
- On Wednesday, investigators took the arrested officer to Indore for production before the designated special CBI court.
- CGST officials enforce India’s indirect tax law, and the CBI investigates corruption complaints against public servants under federal statutes.