CBI apprehends three accused including Senior Auditor of the Office of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA), Ministry of Defence, New Delhi and two private persons including proprietor of private company for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 8 lakh as first instalment from the complainant
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, February 10, 2025: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended three accused including a Senior Auditor of the Office of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA), Ministry of Defence, Defence Offices Complex, New Delhi and two private persons including proprietor of private company and his employee for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 8 lakh as first instalment from the complainant.
CBI registered a case on 07.02.2025 against two accused including public servant of office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA), Ministry of Defence, Defence Offices Complex, New Delhi and a private person who is defence Supplier on allegations that said accused demanded Rs.10 lakh from the complainant (also a Defence Supplier) for his already cleared bills and threatened to obstruct the payment of further bills of the said supplier.
Further, said accused public servant agreed to accept Rs. 8 lakhs as first instalment and directed the complainant to pay the same to accused private person (Defence Supplier).
CBI laid a trap and caught accused employee of the Defence Supplier red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs. 8 lakh as first instalment from the complainant. Later accused owner of private Defence Supplier was also apprehended.
During investigation, the true identity of accused public servant was revealed as Senior Auditor, Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA), Ministry of Defence, Defence Offices Complex, New Delhi. He too has been apprehended.
Investigation is continuing.
