The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court dismissed the bail plea of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari who was arrested by Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths in connection with an alleged bribe case.The ED officer was arrested by the Tamil Nadu DVAC for allegedly accepting ₹20 lakh bribe from a government doctor threatening to reopen a case against him.
Earlier this month, officials said that the ED officer was caught “red-handed” while accepting a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a doctor in the Dindigul district.
According to officials, Ankit Tiwari, along with his team of ED officers, had been threatening several people and receiving bribes in the name of closing their case in the Enforcement Directorate.