High-Stakes Corruption: CBI Arrests Top Official
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Chintan Raghuvanshi, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate in Odisha, over alleged bribery. A CBI trap operation revealed he was reportedly accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe from a mining businessman. Raghuvanshi, an IRS officer since 2013, was detained after questioning.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended Chintan Raghuvanshi, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate in Odisha, amid allegations of bribery, according to officials.
The CBI orchestrated a sting operation after intelligence suggested that Raghuvanshi intended to accept a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a mining entrepreneur based in Bhubaneswar.
This 2013-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was reportedly caught in the act and subsequently arrested following interrogation, sources disclosed.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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