FIR against SGST officers for seeking bribe from trader in Kanpur

KANPUR: A case of taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a cement trader by unknown senior State Goods Service Tax (SGST) officers through Google pay has come to fore in city.
The incident came to light after an FIR was lodged by a cement trader against the unidentified SGST officials at Panki police station of the city on Saturday. Police have started an investigation in this regard. During investigation, it came to fore that the Bolero-borne SGST officers had demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the cement-laden truck driver by threatening him to seize the consignment as the documents of the goods were not complete. When the driver said he was running short of cash, the SGST officers asked him to make an online payment. Subsequently, he informed the cement owner and latter thereafter made an online payment of Rs 10,000 through Google pay application.
Later, the trader filed an FIR against the SGST officials at the Panki police station. Naveen Darolia, manager of Saawariya Enterprises, in his complaint stated that on April 7, one of his trucks was heading to Gajner area of Kanpur Dehat district after loading a consignment cement.
"All the documents related to the consignment were complete. However, some Bolero-borne occupants stopped his truck near Ispat Nagar garbage dump at 6 am and introduced themselves as officers of the SGST department and asked the driver to show the documents related to the goods. After seeing the documents, the officers threatened that they will seize the consignment as the papers are incomplete”. “The driver then requested the officials to speak to the owner on the phone. The officers told the owner that the papers with regard to the consignment are incomplete, and it will be sized. If you want to save it from seizure, then pay a bribe of Rs 10,000 for it after which he transfers Rs 10,000 to the officer's Google pay number," Darolia said.
On complaint of company’s manager Naven Darolia, police registered an FIR against GST officers and others.