4 COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICIALS SUSPENDED FOR ‘SNATCHING’ ₹43L FROM TRADER

LUCKNOW: The commercial tax department on Tuesday suspended its four class-2 officials in a case related to the alleged snatching of Rs 43 lakh from a trader during checking of the vehicle the trader was riding in Agra last month. All the four officials were posted in the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) in Agra. Agra-based trader Pradeep Kumar Agrawal had lodged an FIR against them alleging that they snatched Rs 43 lakh from him while checking his vehicle on April 29. The action comes after the Agra police lodged an FIR and a preliminary departmental inquiry also found merit in the charges. Officials suspended are DN Singh, additional commercial tax commissioner, Agra, Abhishek Singh, joint commercial tax commissioner, Ajay Kumar, assistant commercial tax commissioner and Shailendra Kumar, commercial tax officer.