Bhubaneswar: CBI Sleuths Arrest ED's Deputy Director As He Accepts Rs 20 Lakh Bribe

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) arrested the Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate, Chintan Raghuvanshi in Odisha's Bhubaneswar in connection with a bribery case, PTI reported citing officials, on Friday.

The CBI had conducted a trap operation on Thursday on getting inputs that the officer was allegedly going to take the bribe amount of Rs 20 lakh from a Bhubaneswar-based mining businessman, they said.

Raghuvanshi, a 2013-batch IRS officer, was allegedly caught during the operation and later arrested after questioning, they said.

Investigations revealed that the bribe demand was part of a larger sum initially pegged at Rs 5 crore, which was later negotiated and settled for Rs 2 crore. The illegal gratification was reportedly sought in exchange for 'settling' a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

CBI further stated that the bribe was routed through Raghuvanshi's brother. The CBI has initiated further inquiry into the matter.