The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) — Enforcement Officer Deepak Kumar and Head Constable Manoj Dwivedi — in connection with an alleged Rs 5 lakh bribery case in Lucknow, in a significant anti-corruption action against officers of the federal probe agency itself. Both accused are posted at the ED’s Lucknow Zone office and were apprehended following a trap laid by the CBI.
According to the CBI, the case was registered on October 23, 2026, after a complaint alleged that the Head Constable had demanded a bribe from the complainant’s father. The demand was reportedly linked to an ED case in which the complainant’s father had received two summons, issued in August and September 2026.
Acting on the complaint, the CBI laid a trap and allegedly caught Manoj Dwivedi red-handed while he was demanding and accepting Rs 5 lakh on behalf of the Enforcement Officer, the money allegedly sought for extending favour to the complainant’s father in the case. Investigators said the Head Constable, who was on deputation to the ED, is alleged to have played a key role in the bribery operation. Both accused have been apprehended, and further investigation is underway.
In a separate case, the CBI earlier arrested Muhammed Fasal K, a key accused in an international cyber fraud and ATM card smuggling syndicate, from his residence in Thamarassery in Kozhikode, on Saturday. The case pertains to a Rs 1.04 crore cyber fraud reported in July 2024, in which a Thrissur-based complainant was allegedly duped by fraudsters posing as FedEx officials and cybercrime police. The victim was allegedly forced to transfer Rs 1,04,40,111 on the pretext of verifying his bank account.
The CBI investigation uncovered an international network that allegedly purchased debit and ATM cards from young people and students for Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000 each and smuggled them to Dubai, where foreign associates used them to withdraw proceeds of the cyber fraud. Investigators also found that the accused allegedly withdrew money abroad and invested it in real estate across India, besides smuggling gold into Keralam.
Muhammed Fasal K had earlier been intercepted at Bengaluru Airport on May 13, 2026, while attempting to flee to Sharjah, after a Look Out Circular was issued against him.
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Publish Date: 2026-10-24 03:37:00
