CBI arrests GST Superintendent of Medak for accepting Rs. 8,000 bribe

Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Superintendent of GST in Medak, Hyderabad, Telangana, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 8,000 from a complainant.

The case was registered on March 21, 2025, after the accused allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000 from the complainant for revoking the suspension of the complainant’s GSTIN. The GSTIN had been suspended due to the non-filing of returns by the complainant's proprietorship firm.

The accused has been identified as Ravi Ranjan, the Superintendent of GST in Medak, Hyderabad, Telangana. The CBI set up a trap and apprehended Ravi Ranjan red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 8,000 from the complainant on March 21, 2025, at his office in the Medchal Commissionerate, Medak, Telangana. Following his arrest, Ravi Ranjan was produced before a competent court on March 22, 2025.

The CBI conducted subsequent searches at the accused’s residential and official premises in Medak and Hyderabad, as well as at his native place in Jehanabad, Bihar. These searches led to the recovery of several incriminating documents. The investigation is currently ongoing.