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'Zero Tolerance Against Corruption…' - CBI Nabs Army Officer in Defence Bribery Case, over ₹2 Crore Cash Seized

The CBI arrested Lt Col Sharma for accepting Rs 2.33 crore in bribes from private defence firms in a criminal conspiracy involving multiple locations, officials said.

  • On December 20, 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma, Deputy Planning Officer in the Department of Defence Productions, and Vinod Kumar in an alleged bribery case.
  • On December 19, 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case alleging Sharma habitually accepted bribes from private defence companies in criminal conspiracy.
  • CBI searches across Delhi, Sri Ganganagar, Bengaluru and Jammu recovered cash, including ₹2.23 crore from Sharma's Delhi house and ₹10 lakh from his Sri Ganganagar residence.
  • The court produced Sharma and Kumar and remanded them to police custody until December 23, the CBI said, with searches still underway.
  • The FIR names additional individuals including Colonel Kajal Bali, Commanding Officer, 16 Infantry Division Ordnance Unit, Sri Ganganagar, and alleges criminal conspiracy and illegal gratification involving overseas-linked firms and unidentified individuals, the Central Bureau of Investigation said Friday.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
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