Tamil Nadu’s vigilance department has arrested a senior Enforcement Directorate official for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rupees 20 lakh.
The Indian Express reported that the Madurai branch of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption apprehended the Enforcement Directorate official Ankit Tiwari on the Dindigul-Madurai highway on the intervening night of December 1.
The report said that Tiwari had previously served in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, was allegedly caught after the individual who offered him the bribe alerted the vigilance sleuths.
The arrest came at a time when the ED, which is a central agency, has been actively pursuing cases against Tamil Nadu ministers and senior state government officials.