CBI Court Sentences Former ED Officer to Three Years Imprisonment with a Fine of Rs. 5.5 Lakh in a Bribery Case

CBI Court, Bengaluru, on 25.07.2025, has convicted and sentenced Lalit Bazad, then
Enforcement Officer of Enforcement Directorate, working in Bengaluru Directorate (on
deputation from Central Goods & Services Tax & Central Excise, Chennai) to three
years Imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 5.5 lakh for having demanded and accepted Rs. 5
lakhs as illegal gratification from a private complainant by putting him under fear of
illegal harm to his business and reputation by entangling him in endless legal
proceedings.