Assistant director in the Enforcement Directorate faces chargesheet in a bribery case
Mumbai: CBI submitted a chargesheet against income-tax officer Sandeep Singh on Monday. Singh was working with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation as an assistant director when he was alleg...
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In Mumbai, the CBI filed a chargesheet against income-tax officer Sandeep Singh on Monday. Singh, who was working with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on deputation as an assistant director, was reportedly caught accepting a bribe in August. Singh led an ED search team that conducted a raid at a jeweller's residence in Mumbai, related to an alleged money laundering case associated with an investment app controlled by Chinese nationals. The case was being investigated by the ED's Delhi-based team, and Singh was not the investigating officer. Following the raid, Singh allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from the jeweler, threatening to arrest his son in connection with the case. He instructed the jeweler to deliver the money to him in Delhi through hawala. The jeweler reported the incident to the CBI, which set up a trap that led to Singh's arrest after he collected the bribe in Delhi. Singh's bail application had previously been denied by the sessions court, and he is currently in jail custody. During his arrest, the CBI seized a phone not registered in Singh's name.