The CBI arrested a senior Enforcement Directorate officer after he accepted a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a Mumbai jeweler, officers mentioned on Thursday.
Sandeep Singh Yadav, assistant director of the central company investigating cash laundering circumstances, allegedly extorted the cash from a person below investigation by the Enforcement Directorate in change for favors within the case.
He was nabbed by the Mumbai department of the Central Bureau of Investigation in New Delhi on Wednesday night time, officers mentioned. In line with the CBI chargesheet, the Enforcement Directorate performed searches on the jeweler’s enterprise premises on August 3 and 4. son.
CBI investigation discovered that in negotiations, the quantity was diminished to Rs 20 lakh.
“Instantly taking cognizance of the incident and following its zero-tolerance coverage towards corruption, the CBI has filed a prison case towards Sandeep Singh Yadav below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA),” the CBI mentioned. “
On Thursday, a joint group of India’s Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate raided Yadav’s workplace to gather proof. The investigation additionally revealed a prison conspiracy hatched by Yadav and unidentified others, in line with the CBI.
Officers mentioned other than the PMLA case, motion was taken for instant suspension and help in his repatriation from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to his mother or father division.
Additional investigation into the case is ongoing.
