The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Commissioner, CGST, Ratlam, in a bribery case. The CBI registered the instant case on March 31,.2026 against the Assistant Commissioner, CGST, Ratlam, and a private person on the allegations that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 5 lakh through a middleman/private person for not initiating GST proceedings against the complainant’s firm. The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused Assistant Commissioner, from the CGST Office, Ratlam, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 1.5 lakh through the middleman. Searches are being conducted at the premises of the accused. Investigation is continuing.