Central Probe Agency Hits Back Day After Cops Search Its Tamil Nadu Office
NDTV
DMK and other political parties opposed to BJP have long accused it of using central investigative agencies, like the Enforcement Directorate, to harass rivals, particularly before elections.
The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday filed a complaint with Tamil Nadu top cop Shankar Jiwal accusing state vigilance officers of trespassing on its zonal office in Madurai and stealing case records.
The complaint comes after police on Friday arrested an official for allegedly extorting Rs 20 lakh in cash from a state government official. As part of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption's investigation, cops searched the accused's office in the Enforcement Directorate's Madurai bureau.
Those searches took place on Saturday too, and a DVAC statement said "incriminating documents" were seized. The ongoing inquiry, the cops said, will also check if the accused ran similar scams earlier.
