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New Indian Express
7 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
BJP for ‘political SHOs' in Delhi
Days before Delhi's Rekha Gupta government hit the 100-day milestone, the Delhi BJP decided to unveil a new avatar for its freshly elected block and district-level leaders: the political 'SHO'. In a move that blends local governance with dramatic roleplay, these grassroots leaders received a solemn message from senior functionaries that they must act like 'SHOs'. The abbreviation stands for Station House Officer–a police officer in charge of a police station. The message was clear: don't be mere office-bearers; take up responsibility and serve the people in your respective blocks and wards. ED's problem: Officials in graft cases Since the CBI has arrested Enforcement Directorate's Deputy Director Chintan Raghuvanshi, a 2013-batch IRS officer, on graft charges, bureaucratic circles are agog about the impending malice in the law enforcement agency, which administers the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Raghuvanshi is not the only ED officer accused of alleged bribery. Several similar cases in various states have come to light in recent times. A retired IPS officer of the 1988 batch, who served a stint in the ED, said that the enhanced powers to the agency under the PMLA are not a new phenomenon. So, it is not the case of 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. He said that until almost 2018, the staffing of the ED was primarily dominated by police officers, who had always had exposure to administering the criminal provisions under the law. When the criminal clauses were inserted in the PMLA, it was not new to them, and they handled it with care. However, as officers from revenue and other financial services began joining the agency, many of whom had very little training in dealing with the criminal provisions of the laws, such graft cases came to light more frequently. Officers joining the ED, irrespective of their service cadre, should be given training on how to deal with and invoke the criminal provisions of the PMLA, he said.
NDTV
3 days ago
- NDTV
Top Enforcement Directorate Official Arrested For Taking Bribe Of Rs 20 Lakh
Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Chintan Raghuvanshi, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bhubaneswar, in a high-profile bribery case. Mr Raghuvanshi, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was allegedly caught red-handed during a trap operation while accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe from a mining businessman in Bhubaneswar. According to the CBI Advocate, the total bribe demand was Rs 2 crore and Rs 20 lakh was received as part of the bribe. The CBI advocate said, "The ED Deputy Director (arrested ED officer) had demanded a bribe. He had demanded Rs 2 Crores and received Rs 20 Lakhs. We have arrested him. He has now been sent to jail under judicial custody." The court has remanded Raghuvanshi to judicial custody for 14 days, and the matter has been posted for further hearing on the bail application. The operation was part of a wider investigation into alleged corruption within the ranks of the ED (Enforcement Directorate). Following his arrest, Raghuvanshi was produced before the court today after his medical examination at the capital hospital. Advocate Sidhant Mohanty appeared on behalf of the accused during the bail proceedings. Mohanty said, "The Bail hearing was done today, and an FIR has been registered under section 7 of the PC Act (Prevention of Corruption Act). The matter is posted to the 4th of June. The investigation is supposed to continue." The court, after hearing initial arguments, sent Raghuvanshi to judicial custody. The matter has now been posted for further hearing on the bail application on June 4. An FIR has been registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the investigation is ongoing.
India Gazette
3 days ago
- India Gazette
Odisha: ED Deputy Director held in Rs 20 lakh bribery case by CBI
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 31 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended Chintan Raghuvanshi, Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bhubaneswar, in a high-profile bribery case. Raghuvanshi, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was allegedly caught red-handed during a trap operation while accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe from a mining businessman in Bhubaneswar. According to the CBI Advocate, the total bribe demand was Rs 2 crore and Rs 20 lakh was received as part of the bribe. The CBI advocate said, 'The ED Deputy Director (arrested ED officer) had demanded a bribe. He had demanded Rs 2 Crores and received Rs 20 Lakhs. We have arrested him. He has now been sent to jail under judicial custody.' The court has remanded Raghuvanshi to judicial custody for 14 days, and the matter has been posted for further hearing on the bail application. The operation was part of a wider investigation into alleged corruption within the ranks of the ED (Enforcement Directorate). Following his arrest, Raghuvanshi was produced before the court today after his medical examination at the capital hospital. Advocate Sidhant Mohanty appeared on behalf of the accused during the bail proceedings. Mohanty said, 'The Bail hearing was done today, and an FIR has been registered under section 7 of the PC Act (Prevention of Corruption Act). The matter is posted to the 4th of June. The investigation is supposed to continue.' The court, after hearing initial arguments, sent Raghuvanshi to judicial custody. The matter has now been posted for further hearing on the bail application on June 4. An FIR has been registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the investigation is ongoing. (ANI)
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Indian Express
CBI arrests senior ED official from Odisha in Rs 2-crore bribery case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a deputy director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Odisha on Friday in connection with an alleged bribery deal. The agency apprehended the senior ED official, Chintan Raghuvanshi, a 2013-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, after he demanded a bribe of Rs 2 crore from an Odisha-based mining trader. This was allegedly after the ED raided multiple locations linked to the businessman's company. The CBI laid a trap after the complainant purportedly informed the agency about the situation. An FIR was lodged Thursday. 'In the complaint, it is alleged that Chintan Raghuvanahi has demanded a bribe of Rs 5 crore (which was further reduced to Rs 2 crore), out of which, first installment of Rs 50 lakh is to be paid to him on 28.05.2025 through… a private person in exchange for not attaching his hospital and not arresting him and to settle an ED case,' read the FIR. The agency verified the complaint through an officer, who in his report, said the 'private person' had directed the complainant to pay Rs 50 lakh as the first installment at 11 am Thursday, CBI sources told The Indian Express, adding that the agency recovered colour-coded cash while arrested the official. The ED official's lawyer Siddhant Mohanty was quoted by PTI as saying in Bhubaneswar that a special CBI court has remanded Raghuvanshi to judicial custody for 14 days. 'However, his bail petition has not been rejected. It will be heard on June 4,' Mohanty said. When contacted, the lawyer refused to make any further comments.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
CBI arrests bank officials in Bihar, Assam on bribery charges
'The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two accused, including the branch manager of Bihar Gramin Bank, Babhangama Branch in Sitamarhi district, and a daily wager employee (private person), for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a complainant,' according to an official release. The CBI registered a case against the accused on May 29, 2025, on allegations that they had demanded a bribe of ₹15,000 from the complainant in exchange for releasing the subsidy amount related to a Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) loan that had already been sanctioned and disbursed to the complainant in 2022. According to the statement, CBI laid a trap and caught both the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting ₹10,000 in bribes from the complainant. Both were subsequently arrested and will be produced before the Court of Special Judge, CBI, Patna, on May 30. Searches were conducted on the accused's residential and official premises in Sitamarhi, Bihar, where incriminating documents were recovered. Investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, in a separate operation in Assam, the CBI arrested the Branch Manager of Central Bank of India, Dhamdhama Branch, District Nalbari, Assam, for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5,000 from the complainant. As per the statement, a case was registered by the CBI on Thursday (May 27, 2025) against the accused on the allegation that he demanded an undue advantage of ₹5,000 from the complainant to enhance his overdraft (OD) facility. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed for demanding and accepting the bribe of ₹5,000. The accused was later arrested and will be produced before the CBI Court in Guwahati on May 30. 'Investigation is continuing,' said the statement. Meanwhile, in Bhubaneshwar, the CBI arrested Enforcement Directorate Deputy Director Chintan Raghuvanshi (IRS) on corruption charges.
