After 20 Lakh Cash Bribe, Car Chase, Tamil Nadu Cops Arrest Probe Agency Officer
NDTV
The arrest comes as the Tamil Nadu government and the Enforcement Directorate face-off in the Madras High Court over the latter's summons to five district collectors.
An Enforcement Directorate officer working in Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu has been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh. The officer in question was investigating a disproportionate income case involving a government doctor in the neighbouring Dindigul district. Police believe the officer, identified as Ankit Tiwari, demanded a bribe of Rs 1 crore to drop the case.
A statement from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is expected soon. However, DVAC sources told NDTV Mr Tiwari was arrested following a high-speed car chase.
Authorities had laid a trap for him and he was taken into custody after receiving the first part of the alleged bribe - Rs 20 lakh - at a drop-off point on a state highway.
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