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Court Sends SFIO Deputy Director To Judicial Custody In Bribery Case
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News18•19-10-2026, 21:45
Court Sends SFIO Deputy Director To Judicial Custody In Bribery Case
- •The Rouse Avenue Court remanded SFIO deputy director Harish Tanwar to judicial custody till October 28 in a corruption case.
- •Tanwar was arrested from Chennai on October 14 for allegedly demanding a massive bribe of ten crore rupees, later negotiated to one crore rupees, from the complainant.
- •Two other co-accused, Bharat Sharma and Aryan Sharma, are also currently held in judicial custody until October 28.
- •The CBI stated that the bribe was demanded to favor the complainant in an ongoing SFIO investigation related to the DHFL scam.
- •Searches conducted at the premises of the accused public servant and an advocate have led to the recovery of incriminating materials.
Key Questions Answered
Harish Kumar Tanwar is a 2017-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Income Tax branch who previously studied at IIT Delhi, worked in the private sector and central government engineering departments, and secured the 939th rank in the UPSC exam before being posted as an SFIO deputy director in Chennai.
The Rouse Avenue Court remanded Harish Tanwar to judicial custody till October 28 after he was produced following three days of CBI custody.
Harish Tanwar and other co-accused allegedly demanded a bribe of ten crore rupees, eventually negotiated down to one crore rupees, from the complainant to favor him in an SFIO investigation related to the DHFL scam.
