Yogi government's whip of corruption, three assistant commissioner of state tax Saspend -Lucknow News Three Assistant Commissioners suspended in corruption case

The whip of the Yogi government, three assistant commissioner of state tax, updated: di, 30 Sep 2025 09:17 PM (IST) in Lucknow, three assistant commissioners of the state tax division was suspended on charges of corruption in Lucknow. Commissioners of Hapur and Gorakhpur are accused of registering GST without investigating documents and providing an unfair advantage to the firms. The investigation found the three officers guilty and there is a possibility of further action. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.- File Photo State Bureau, Lucknow. The government has suspended three assistant commissioners of the state tax division on charges of corruption. Even after the recommendation of the state tax officer to the then Assistant Commissioner of Hapur, Jitendra Kumar was suspended for not canceling the GST registration of a firm called Nisha Enterprises. In the same case, the then Assistant Commissioner of Hapur Abhay Kumar Patel was suspended for registering GST without investigating documents. In another case, assistant commissioner of Gorakhpur Ajay Kumar was suspended in the event of the registration of a firm called Lucky Enterprises without investigating the documents. Remove the ad, just read the news, at 27-7-2023 in Hapur, the then State Tax Officer recommended the cancellation of registration on the mobile application of the department not to get an office of a firm named Nisha Enterprises during the earthly visit. Even after this, the registration of the firm concerned was not canceled, but the firm utilized the ITC (input tax credit) of Rs 19,55,08,321. At the same time, assistant commissioner of Gorakhpur Ajay Kumar GST of Lucky Interpresses registered without investigating the documents. After this, the firm passed an ITC claim of Rs 19,777,419. The government has investigated both cases, the three assistant commissioners were convicted in the preliminary investigation. More officials are expected to be done against more officials after the investigation is completed in this case.