Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday suspended a senior VAT officer for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a trader. According to a senior Delhi government official, the action was taken after Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, received a corruption complaint against the officer. “The accused officer was posted in a Special Zone of Trade and Taxes Department.
He was demanding Rs 20 lakh from a trader after he carried out a raid at his office and found some financial irregularities and seized some documents,” the officer said. The trader approached the government and filed a complaint against the officer, following which Sisodia issued an order for his suspension.