Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Bengaluru GST Officer Allegedly Caught Accepting ₹8 Lakh Bribe
Bengaluru City Lokayukta officials say a GST officer was caught during a trap operation.
They allege that he accepted ₹8 lakh through another person.
The money was allegedly requested to close a complaint connected with GST dues.
The officer was identified as Mohit Pratap Singh.
The alleged mediator was identified as Salman Sheikh.
Government officers are not allowed to demand money to settle tax matters.
People who face such a demand are advised not to pay and to preserve evidence.
They can report the matter to anti-corruption authorities or through the GST complaint portal.
The article says a bribery conviction can lead to imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Bengaluru City Lokayukta officials allegedly caught Central GST Superintendent Mohit Pratap Singh accepting ₹8 lakh during a trap operation.
The alleged transaction took place through mediator Salman Sheikh at Kendriya Sadan in Koramangala, Bengaluru.
The bribe was allegedly demanded from businessman Syed Zameer to close a complaint described as false and linked to pending Central GST dues.
The article says demanding or accepting a bribe is a criminal offense and can lead to suspension, arrest, prosecution, imprisonment, and fines.
Taxpayers can preserve evidence and report suspected GST corruption through the GST portal, helpline, CBIC, CBI, CVC, state ACBs, or Lokayuktas.
- Who
- Central GST Superintendent Mohit Pratap Singh is accused; private individual Salman Sheikh is identified as the alleged mediator, and businessman Syed Zameer is the complainant.
- What
- Lokayukta officials allegedly caught Singh accepting ₹8 lakh in a bribery trap operation.
- Where
- Kendriya Sadan in Koramangala, Bengaluru.
- Why
- The bribe was allegedly demanded to close a complaint described as false and connected with pending Central GST dues.
- Accused officer
- Mohit Pratap Singh, Superintendent, Central GST, South Division-4, South Commissionerate
- Alleged bribe
- ₹8 lakh
- Complainant
- Businessman Syed Zameer
- Alleged mediator
- Salman Sheikh
- Trap location
- Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru
- GST complaint portal
- https://selfservice.gstsystem.in/ReportIssue.aspx
- GST helpdesk
- 1800-103-4786