Jabalpur GST Officer Busted by CBI in 4 Lakh Bribe Scandal, Investigation Begins

• CBI caught Central GST Inspector Sachin Khare red-handed accepting a 4 lakh rupee bribe at the Jabalpur office.
• The bribe was the first installment of 10 lakh rupees demanded to settle a 1 crore rupee OYO transaction case.
• Assistant Commissioner GST Vivek Verma is also under CBI investigation for alleged involvement in the bribery scandal.
• The arrest has sent shockwaves through the entire GST department in Jabalpur.
• Separately, an army soldier, Sepoy Ajay Patel, lost 7.5 lakh rupees to cyber fraud from his Axis Bank account in Jabalpur.

Why It Matters: CBI busts GST officer in Jabalpur for bribery, exposing corruption in the department.