CBI arrests assistant director of ED in bribery case
CBI Mumbai unit held assistant director Sandeep Singh Yadav red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 20 lakhs in Delhi
New Delhi, August 9
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a Mumbai-based jeweller.
Identified as Sandeep Singh Yadav, he was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe in New Delhi.
The CBI had received a complaint from Vipul Thakkar, who runs a bullion company, against Singh and another ED officer, both posted in Unit-1 of the agency.
On August 4, as part of an operation based on multiple FIRs registered by police in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Bengaluru, the ED conducted searches at the premises of Vipul Thakkar.Y
Yadav, who was acting as the "earch Warrant Authorised Officer", had searched the residence of Thakkar, whose company was suspected of being involved in money laundering.
Singh allegedly presented himself as the investigating officer in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case and demanded a bribe of ₹25 lakh from Thakkar for not arresting his son in the case. After negotiations, the amount was reduced to ₹20 lakh.
Following the CBI action, the ED also registered a PMLA case against Singh. ED also stated that they have placed the officer under immediate suspension and for his repatriation to his parent department.
