MOSCOW, October 5 (Itar-Tass) — An investigator of the Interior Ministry's main investigation department has been detained on suspicion of taking a bribe, a law-enforcement official told Itar-Tass on Wednesday.

The woman was caught red-handed as she was taking the money, the official said.

No other details were immediately available.

Some media outlets reported that the detainee, Nelli Dmitriyeva, handles special cases. She was a member of the group of the investigators probing the Magnitsky case.