Archive · 28 Nov 2025
GST Officer Sentenced for Bribery in ED Case
A GST officer named Ashok Nayak was found guilty of taking a big bribe to help a bar owner with a case.
The officer asked for Rs 1.25 crore to settle the case with the Enforcement Directorate.
The court found him guilty and sentenced him to five years in jail and a fine.
The officer had claimed he had nothing to do with the ED, but the court didn't believe him.
The court also said that the officer had been involved in similar misconduct before.
The co-accused in the case, Dayanand Shetty, passed away during the trial.
GST Assistant Commissioner Ashok Nayak was sentenced to five years in prison for accepting a Rs 1.25 crore bribe.
The bribe was intended to settle an Enforcement Directorate case against a bar owner.
Nayak was caught red-handed by the CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting the bribe.
The court relied on voice recordings and transcriptions as evidence of the bribe demand.
Nayak's co-accused, Dayanand Shetty, died during the trial.
- Who
- Ashok Nayak, a GST Assistant Commissioner, and Dayanand Shetty (co-accused)
- What
- Accepting a bribe of Rs 1.25 crore to settle an ED case
- When
- The incident occurred on May 6, 2017, and the trial concluded in 2023
- Where
- The case was heard in a special CBI court in Mumbai
- Why
- To allegedly influence the Enforcement Directorate to settle a case against a bar owner
- Accused
- Ashok Nayak (GST Assistant Commissioner)
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 1.25 crore
- Conviction Under
- Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act
- Sentence
- 5 years imprisonment and Rs 1 lakh fine
- Incident Date
- May 6, 2017
- Co-Accused
- Dayanand Shetty (deceased)
- Evidence
- Voice recording and transcription of the call
