Central Superintendent of Tax and Excise Arrested for Accepting Rs 1 Lakh Bribe in Kalpetta

Kalpetta: Vigilance arrested the Central Superintendent of Tax and Excise while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor. Pravinder Singh, a native of Haryana, was arrested from Kalpatta New Bus Stand area. The complainant is a public works contractor from Mananthavadi.

The complainant had filed the GST return for the financial year 2018-19 with a deduction of Rs.10,13,752. Pravinder Singh, who discovered this, had issued a notice to the complainant on May 22 stating that Rs 21,035 should be paid immediately as interest. Following this, Pravinder Singh informed that when the contractor reached the office, he would have to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation in addition to the amount. Three lakhs were also demanded to avoid fine. He also said that the first installment of this should be Rs 1 lakh yesterday. Following this, the complainant informed the vigilance. Then Pravinder Singh was arrested when he was handing over a bribe in a car parked near Majestic in the bus stand area. The accused was caught by a team led by Vigilance Wayanad Unit DYSP CB Thomas.