The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Deputy Controller of Accounts, working as an independent financial advisor in the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry, in an alleged bribery case.

The accused has been identified as Sandeep Choudhary, against whom the CBI registered a case on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), following a complaint alleging that he had demanded ₹15 lakh for the expeditious renewal of a contract.

“After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept a bribe of ₹10 lakh from the complainant to expeditiously process the renewal file for the private company’s contract, which was pending before him,” the agency said.

The CBI laid a trap on Tuesday, and caught the accused for accepting ₹10 lakh through his wife.