By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: On the allegation of causing loss to the Government in disposal of vehicle bearing Regd. No.OD-04-L-2233 carrying MS Scrap goods illegally without collecting taxes and penalty to the tune of Rs.5,85,356/- by Sri Binay Bhusan Tripathy, CT & GST officer, CT & GST Enforcement Unit, Jajpur Road, Jajpur, a verification was conducted by Vigilance, Cuttack Division.
Verification revealed that, during the incumbency of Sri Tripathy as Assistant Commissioner of CT & GST Enforcement Unit, Jajpur Road, Jajpur, on 07.05.2024 at 01 PM, he intercepted one goods conveyance Vehicle bearing Regd. No. OD-04-L-2233 carrying MS Scrap weighing about 22,240 Kgs of worth Rs.8,89,600/- at Revena, Jajpur.
In this connection, Sri Tripathy contacted the owner of the goods, and asked him to deposit Rs.3,20,000/- in the Cash Ledger as Tax and further demanded Rs.2,50,000/- towards illegal gratification in order to release his vehicle and material.
However, when the bribe demand was not met, in contravention to the Laws of GST, Sri Tripathy, with an ulterior motive, illegally sold the entire Scrap to another Scrap dealer, and realized the tax and misappropriated the balance amount Rs.5,85,356.00 (approx).
This apart, Shri Tripathy is alleged to have similarly collected huge bribe amounts from various transporters/suppliers on grounds of evasion of taxes.
In this connection, searches are being conducted today by Odisha Vigilance at the following 5 places linked to Shri Tripathy. 7 Dy.SPs,14 Inspectors, and 25 more staff are engaged in the searches. Searches continuing. Further report follows.
- His Government quarter no. IV-R-10/3, Unit-2, Bhubaneswar.
- Paternal house located at village Padmapur, Nirakarpur, Dist. Khordha.
- Farm house under construction at Padmapur, PS. Nirakarpur.
- Flat no.201, Krushnapriya Apartment Uttara Munda Muhana,Barmunda Bhubaneswar of Sri Tripathi.
- Vill. Jadupur, Patakura, Kendrapara.
