The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a First Information Report (FIR) against the Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate regarding a bribery case involving a sum of Rs. 5 crore. This case is connected to the Excise Policy Scam, with accusations that the director accepted a bribe from a liquor businessman.
In addition to the aforementioned individuals, the organization has identified Deepak Sangwan, an assistant general manager at Air India, Vikramaditya, the CEO of Claridges Hotels and Resorts, Praveen Kumar Vats, a chartered accountant, along with two more individuals – Nitesh Kohar, who is a clerk at the ED, and Birender Pal Singh, the father of Dhall who are involved in the scam.
As per the sources, both of the implicated Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were not involved in the investigation of the excise fraud case. Nonetheless, while conducting searches at various sites subsequent to the registration of the FIR, incriminating materials related to the case were discovered in their possession.
While investigating the purported excise scandal, authorities mentioned that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) received intelligence regarding significant bribery transactions involving high-ranking agency personnel aimed at manipulating the case.
Acting upon this intelligence, the agency had conducted searches on July 4 at the residences of the accused individuals and had interrogated the suspects. These actions initially indicated potential instances of bribery and corruption on the part of the accused, according to the officials.
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