ED officer Ankit Tiwari denied bail for the 2nd time
This is the second bail petition filed by Tiwari that has been dismissed by the court.
Ankit Tiwari being produced in court for the hearing on his second bail petition on Tuesday. (PTI)
CHENNAI: The Dindigul Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition filed by R Ankit Tiwari of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), who was arrested by the sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on the charges of demanding and accepting bribe from a government doctor.
Chief Judicial Magistrate J Mohana dismissed the bail petition filed by Ankit Tiwari.
This is the second bail petition filed by Tiwari that has been dismissed by the court. The first petition was dismissed by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in December last year.
Madurai Enforcement Officer Ankit Tiwari was arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act by the DVAC on December 1, 2023, for taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from Dindigul Government Medical College hospital doctor Suresh Babu. He was lodged in the Madurai Central Prison.
Tiwari was caught by officials from the DVAC near a toll gate in Dindigul after intercepting a car he was travelling in after a chase. He joined the ED in the year 2016 and had earlier served in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Tiwari's judicial custody was extended for the 4th time.