India, April 19 --  A Central Bureau of Investigation case has now been registered in the alleged GST-municipal contracting nexus in Maharashtra's Thane region, first reported by the Sunday Guardian in January, converting earlier vigilance findings into a formal criminal investigation with specific bribery charges.

On 4th January, The Sunday Guardian had reported (CBI Probe to GST Nexus in Maharashtra Municipality) that a vigilance examination had found a prima facie nexus between CGST officials, municipal bodies and contractors in the Thane region, and that the matter had been cleared for referral to the CBI.

The FIR, registered on 10 April by the agency's anti-corruption branch in Mumbai, names Mohit Sharma, then Superintendent i...