The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma and a private person, Vinod Kumar, in a bribery case today
The case has been registered on 19.12.2025 on the basis of a reliable source information against Lt Col. Deepak Kumar Sharma, Deputy Planning Officer, International Cooperation and Exports, Department of Defence Productions, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of lndia, his wife Col Kajal Bali, CO, 16 lnfantry Division Ordnance Unit (DOU), Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan and others, including a Dubai based company on the allegations of criminal conspiracy and bribery etc… One Vinod Kumar delivered a bribe of Rs 3 lakh, on the behest of the said company, to Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma on 18.12.2025. Searches conducted at Sri Ganganager, Bengaluru, Jammu and other places. During searches at the house of Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma in Delhi, the bribe amount of Rs 3 Lakh as well as cash amount of Rs 2,23,000,00 and a cash amount of Rs 10,00,000 from the house of accused at Sri Ganganagar, in addition to other incriminating material, has been seized. Search in the office premises of Lt. Col. Deepak Kumar Sharma in New Delhi is also continuing. Both the accused persons, namely, Lt. Col Deepak Kumar Sharma and Vinod Kumar, were produced in the court today. Presently, they are in police custody remand up to 23.12.2025. Further investigation is underway: CBI
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