Navi Mumbai ACB Arrests Senior Sales Tax Officer Over Rs 15 Lakh Bribe Demand:

The Navi Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a senior Sales Tax officer for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 15 lakh from a scrap trader to close a GST inquiry.

The accused, Deepak Ramchandra Kshirsagar, 56, was working as Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax in the Raigad Division at CBD Belapur when the alleged offence took place. He was recently transferred to the post of Deputy Commissioner (Class-1) in the Sales Tax Department at Mazgaon, Mumbai.

According to the complaint, the trader received a GST show-cause notice signed by Kshirsagar on February 8, 2025. The trader later met the officer on May 20, 2026, to resolve the matter. Kshirsagar allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh to close the GST inquiry.

The trader then approached the ACB and filed a complaint. ACB officials contacted Kshirsagar while posing as middlemen. After negotiations, the officer allegedly agreed to accept Rs 8 lakh to close the case.

The ACB subsequently registered a case against Kshirsagar at CBD Belapur Police Station under the Prevention of Corruption Act and arrested him.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Sonke said that further investigation into the case is underway.