A senior officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Deputy Director Chintan Raghuvanshi, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a businessman in Odisha.
Raghuvanshi, a 2013-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was arrested following a complaint filed by Bhubaneswar-based hospital owner Ratikanta Rout.
According to the complaint, the ED officer initially demanded ₹5 crore to settle a money laundering case, later reducing the demand to ₹2 crore.
The bribe was allegedly meant to prevent the attachment of Rout’s hospital and avoid further legal action, including arrest.
The CBI laid a trap and reportedly caught Raghuvanshi red-handed while accepting ₹20 lakh, the first installment of the bribe. He was detained for over 12 hours of questioning before being formally arrested. Following his arrest, he was taken for a medical examination at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.
The ED has acknowledged the arrest and stated that disciplinary action will be initiated. The agency also indicated that if sufficient evidence emerges, Raghuvanshi could face charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The case has raised fresh questions about accountability within India’s top financial crime-fighting agency, already under scrutiny for alleged misuse of power in various high-profile investigations.
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