Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax caught accepting Bribe in Belagavi

The Lokayukta Police raided the office of Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax Dakshayani Choushetty and caught her red-handed while she was receiving Rs.25,000 from the complainant, Vikas Pramod Kokane, manager of Vikas Composites, Belagavi.

The case relates to Rs.41,000 collected towards GST from Vikas Composites. As the company had failed to submit Form C pertaining to State GST, it was served seizure notice and was asked to remit Rs.41,000.

Subsequently, after submitting Form C towards State GST, the company approached the Joint Commissioner for the reimbursement claim of Rs. 41,000. As the Joint Commissioner demanded Rs.25,000 bribe, the manager of the company filed a complaint with the Lokayukta Police.

When the accused official was receiving the bribe amount of Rs.25,000 from the complainant, Belagavi Lokayukta Police Inspector Niranjan Patil and staff caught the accused red-handed and registered a case.