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From IIT to IRS: Harish Tanwar Arrested in Rs 1 Crore DHFL Bribery Scam.
- •IRS officer Harish Kumar Tanwar, an alumnus of IIT Delhi, has been arrested by the CBI for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1 crore.
- •Tanwar, a 2017-batch Income Tax officer, was posted as a Deputy Director in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in Chennai.
- •The bribery allegations are linked to providing relief in the investigation of the massive Rs 34,000 crore DHFL loan scam.
- •The CBI also arrested a Delhi-based lawyer and his relative who allegedly acted as middlemen and accepted an installment of Rs 20 lakh.
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Harish Kumar Tanwar is a 2017-batch IRS officer serving as Deputy Director in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in Chennai. He was arrested by the CBI along with a Delhi-based lawyer and his relative after being accused of demanding a Rs 1 crore bribe to provide relief in an investigation regarding the Rs 34,000 crore DHFL loan scam.
Tanwar earned a BTech in Civil Engineering and a Master's degree in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi. After working briefly with Godrej Properties and serving as an Assistant Executive Engineer in the CPWD, he cleared the 2016 UPSC exam with an All India Rank of 939 to join the Indian Revenue Service.
After a businessman filed a complaint on October 12, 2026, claiming a Rs 1 crore bribe demand, the CBI verified the allegations and laid a trap. During the operation, Delhi advocate Bharat Sharma allegedly accepted an initial installment of Rs 20 lakh on behalf of SFIO officer Harish Kumar Tanwar, leading to the subsequent arrests.
