CBI’s Sting Operation Leads to Seizure of Over ₹7 Million from Corrupt Officer

In a meticulously planned sting, the CBI targeted a CGST deputy commissioner who had been demanding regular payments from a scrap‑material business. The official, who had promised not to impede the firm’s vehicle movements, was recorded accepting the illicit sum. The subsequent raid on his properties yielded cash totaling Rs 72.5 lakh, as well as title deeds and related paperwork. Authorities described the find as one of the larger cash recoveries in recent anti‑corruption drives in central India. The case adds to a series of recent actions, including a separate crackdown on a nationwide bank recruitment fraud network that also involved a CGST inspector.