Commercial tax official arrested for accepting bribe 

Shekhar P Patil reportedly demanded Rs 80,000 from a Mahadevapura resident to “reduce the pending commercial tax amount”.

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Officials said that Patil accepted Rs 50,500 and returned Rs 29,500 to the complainant to facilitate an online GST payment. He was arrested with the bribe amount and has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation is underway.

Source: Deccan Herald

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