New Delhi, May 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Superintendent and an Inspector of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) in Giridih in connection with a bribery case, officials said.

According to the CBI, the agency registered the instant case on May 20, based on a complaint against the two accused officials.

It was alleged that the CGST Superintendent and inspector had demanded an undue advantage of Rs 90,000 from the complainant for resolving an Input Tax Credit (ITC) mismatch issue. The officials allegedly threatened to block the complainant's GST number if the bribe was not paid.

Following the complaint, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused Superintendent and Inspector red-handed while allege...