Ahmedabad: A Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) inspector was arrested by the CBI in Gujarat's Rajkot on Thursday on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh. An officer gave this information.

The officer said that Naveen Dhankhar had demanded bribe by accusing a local firm of not doing business as per law.

"He stated that as stated on record, no goods were being taken out from the firm. He then demanded a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh and the GST of the firm," a Central Bureau of Investigation release said. Demanded to cancel the number." Threatened."

After receiving the complaint, CBI laid a trap and caught Dhankhar taking Rs 2.5 lakh.

The CBI release said that as part of the investigation, premises belonging to the accused are being searched in Rajkot.