Corruption
Top ED Officer Caught Red-Handed and Arrested by CBI for Rs 20 Lakh Bribe
The CBI has arrested Sandeep Singh Yadav, an Assistant Director of the ED, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a Mumbai-based jeweller, marking another significant crackdown on corruption within India’s enforcement agencies.
New Delhi: In a significant crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Sandeep Singh Yadav, an Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a Mumbai-based jeweller. The arrest was made in the Lajpat Nagar area of Delhi, following a sting operation set up by the CBI.
The events leading to the arrest began on August 3 and 4, when the ED conducted searches at the jeweller’s premises. Yadav, exploiting his position, threatened to arrest the jeweller’s son unless he was paid Rs 25 lakh. After negotiations, the amount was reduced to Rs 20 lakh. The CBI, acting on a complaint, set up a trap and caught Yadav red-handed while accepting the bribe.
According to officials, Yadav is also an officer from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The CBI has registered an FIR in the matter and further investigations are underway to uncover the extent of Yadav’s corrupt activities.
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This incident is not isolated. In a similar case in August 2023, another Assistant Director of the ED, Pawan Khatri, was arrested along with six other officials for accepting a bribe of Rs 5 crore in the Delhi excise policy case. Additionally, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI enquiry into the arrest of Ankit Tiwari, another ED officer. Tiwari was arrested by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for allegedly collecting a Rs 20 lakh bribe from a government doctor, threatening to reopen a case against him. The bench, comprising Justice M Sundar and Justice R Sakthivel, rejected the plea, upholding the DVAC’s investigation. These arrests highlight ongoing issues of corruption within the enforcement agencies tasked with combating financial crimes.
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