Mumbai: A CBI court has granted bail to a Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) superintendent and two chartered accountants (CAs) booked in a bribery case involving the alleged detention and assault of a businessman, with a demand for Rs 60 lakh for his release.
About The Case
The accused are CGST superintendent Sachin Gokulka, who allegedly demanded the money, and CAs Raj Agarwal and Abhishek Mehta, who were caught delivering the bribe on September 6. They were granted bail after the CBI failed to file a chargesheet within the 60-day limit. They were booked after a complaint by businessman Karan Rawal of Onyx Pharma, Goregaon.
Rawal was summoned on September 4 by Gokulka about certain transactions. He alleged that after brief questioning, Gokulka and other officers began to mistreat him, detaining him for nearly 18 hours and demanding Rs 80 lakh bribe for his release.
Agarwal visited the CGST office to meet Gokulka, after which Rawal was released on September 5 at 8am. Rawal later learned from his cousin, Harshil Doshi, that Agarwal had been contacted to help settle the issue, leading to a demand of Rs 60 lakh. They reportedly paid Rs 30 lakh through Agarwal. Following this, Rawal approached the CBI After verification, the CBI set a trap on September 6, leading to the arrests.
