The CBI has arrested a 2016 batch IRS officer, Prabha Bhandari, deputy commissioner of Central GST in Jhansi, for allegedly masterminding a ₹1.5 crore bribe deal. The operation involved catching two GST superintendents, Anil Tiwari and Ajay Kumar Sharma, accepting ₹70 lakh in cash. Bhandari was allegedly implicated through a recorded phone call where she confirmed the bribe delivery and gave instructions for its conversion into gold.