THE CBI has arrested an IRS officer posted in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and two others for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1 crore from a politician-businessman in connection with a DHFL (Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited) loan scam-linked case, officials said on Thursday. The CBI arrested Harish Kumar Tanwar, a 2017-batch IRS, IT officer posted as Deputy Director, SFIO, Chennai; Delhi-based advocate Bharat Sharma and his relative Aryan Sharma for allegedly receiving Rs 20 lakh as part payment of the bribe, the officials said.

 

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR, Tanwar and Sharma allegedly demanded undue advantage of Rs 1 crore from the complainant for allegedly favouring him in an SFIO investigation in the case linked to the Rs 34,000-crore DHFL loan fraud, an official spokesperson said in a statement. “After verification of the complaint and registration of the FIR, the CBI laid a trap and arrested a Deputy Director-level officer of SFIO, one Delhi-based advocate and another private person after the advocate received an undue advantage of Rs 20 lakh from the complainant as part payment of the demanded bribe of Rs 1 crore, for and on behalf of the SFIO officer,” the CBI spokesperson said. The agency conducted searches at the premises of Tanwar and Sharma, and seized incriminating material related to the case, the statement said.