New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma, a Deputy Planning Officer in the Department of Defence Productions, Ministry of Defence, and Vinod Kumar, a private individual, in an alleged bribery and criminal conspiracy case involving defence-related clearances and favours.

The arrest was made on December 20, 2025, following a case registered on December 19, 2025, according to reliable sources.

Both the accused allegedly acted as a conduit for bribe delivery. Sharma is accused of habitually engaging in corrupt activities, including accepting bribes from private defence companies in exchange for undue favours, according to CBI.

The CBI alleged that Sharma was in cahoots ...