Took bribe of 20 lakhs after threatening jewellery shop owner; ED Assistant Director arrested

NEW DELHI: CBI has arrested an Assistant Director in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the complaint of taking a bribe from a jewellery shop owner by threatening to charge him in a fake case. ED Assistant Director Sandeep Singh Yadav had demanded Rs 25 lakh from the Mumbai-based jewellery shop owner. Sandeep Singh had also threatened to frame the jewellery shop owner's son in a false case and arrest him if he did not pay the money.

Following this, the jewellery shop owner lodged a complaint with the CBI. Sandeep Singh was caught red-handed by the CBI in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar while he was accepting the bribe amount of Rs 20 lakh. Following the arrest, the Enforcement Directorate also registered a case against Sandeep Singh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. CBI and ED officials also conducted raids at Sandeep's residence and office in Delhi.

Sandeep Singh Yadav, who was formerly employed with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), was appointed as an assistant director in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last May.