Chennai, Oct 16:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Deputy Director-level officer of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), working in Chennai office, and two others including a Delhi-based advocate in a Rs.one crore bribery case linked to the DHFL scam probe.
The arrested were identified as Harish Kumar Tanwar, SFIO, Chennai who is an IRS Officer of the 2017 batch and at present posted as Deputy Director, SFIO in Chennai, Advocate Bharat Sharma and his relative Aryan Sharma.
The CBI registered the case against the Officer of the SFIO, functioning under the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Chennai and an Advocate along with others on the allegations that they had demanded undue advantage of Rs.one crore from the complainant for allegedly favouring him in an investigation being conducted by SFIO related to DHFL scam.
After verification of the complaint and registration of the FIR, the CBI laid a trap and arrested the trio when the advocate received Rs. 20 lakh from the complainant as part payment of the Rs.one crore demanded bribe for and on behalf of the SFIO officer.
During the course of searches conducted at the premises of the Public Servant and the Advocate, incriminating materials related to the case has been recovered.
The investigation of the case is in progress.