The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended Ankit Aggarwal, a Superintendent at CGST Audit-I in Mumbai, for taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a complainant. The arrest of Aggarwal, located at Air India Building in Nariman Point, occurred on Monday.
The CBI initiated the case on December 22, 2025, following a complaint from a Private Company Director regarding the accused Superintendent’s demand for illegal gratification in Mumbai. The Superintendent had conducted an audit of the complainant’s company on November 26, 2025.
Allegedly, the complainant accused the Superintendent of threatening to create a false tax demand of Rs. 98 lakh against the company and soliciting Rs. 20 lakh as a bribe to resolve the issue. After negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs. 17,00,000 as illegal gratification to reduce the tax liability of the complainant’s company.
CBI, in a press release, stated that a partial bribe payment of Rs 5 lakh was requested to be handed over on December 22. The agency caught the Superintendent red-handed during the bribe acceptance. Subsequent searches at the accused’s Mumbai residence uncovered unaccounted cash amounting to Rs. 18.30 lakh.
Deeds for the purchase of properties worth Rs. 40.315 lakh and Rs. 32.10 lakh were found during the search. Searches were also conducted at the office of the accused public servant, seizing digital evidence related to the audit report prepared for the Private Company. The investigation by the CBI remains ongoing.
