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Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s anti-corruption watchdog, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), on Friday said it has arrested a senior officer belonging to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from an individual in Dindigul district.
The man named Ankit Tiwari, who is an Enforcement Officer with the ED, was caught by officials from the DVAC near a toll gate in Dindigul district after intercepting a car he was travelling in. The officers also recovered an identity card from him which says he is an officer with the ED.
Officials said Tiwari was caught “red handed” while accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a doctor in Dindigul. “He along with his team of ED officers have been threatening several people and receiving bribes in the name of closing their case in the Enforcement Directorate,” an official said.
Police officials said the DVAC caught Tiwari with the help of Dindigul police and are interrogating him.
The development comes amid a slew of raids by the ED and other central agencies on politicians and other businesses. The Madras High Court had earlier this week stayed the summons issued by the ED to five district collectors in connection with the sand mining case.