According to a Central Bureau of Investigation (SBI) press note, Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma, posted in the production department of the Ministry of Defence, has been arrested on bribery charges. CBI said that Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma is accused of taking a bribe of ₹ 3 lakh from a private company in Bengaluru. According to the agency, a case has also been registered against his wife, Colonel Kajal Bali, in this matter. During the search, around Rs 10 lakh cash was recovered from his house in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan. Colonel posted in Sriganganagar According to CBI, Colonel Kajal Bali is currently posted as Commanding Officer in the Divisional Ordnance Unit (DOU) of Sriganganagar. An alleged middleman Vinod Kumar has also been arrested in this case, who is accused of delivering the bribe amount. Case registered on December 19: According to the information released by CBI, the case was registered based on intelligence received on December 19. The investigating agency claims that Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma was involved in an alleged conspiracy to provide unfair benefits to some private companies that manufacture and export defense products. The accused was in constant contact with the officer. It was said in the press note that Rajeev Yadav and Ravjeet Singh, associated with the Bengaluru company, were keeping an eye on the functioning of the company and were in constant touch with the accused officer. It is alleged that these people tried to influence various government departments and ministries in favor of the company. Allegation of bribe of ₹ 3 lakh According to CBI, on December 18, middleman Vinod Kumar, at the behest of the company, gave a bribe of ₹ 3 lakh to Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma. The investigating agency claims that the company in question was based in Dubai, while Rajiv Yadav and Ravjit Singh oversaw its operations in India. CBI conducted raids at many places. CBI conducted simultaneous raids in many places including Delhi, Sriganganagar, Bengaluru and Jammu in this case. All the accused were produced in court, from where they were sent to CBI custody till December 23. According to CBI, further investigation in the case is underway. Share this story Tags