New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an accused in connection with a case related to the CAPF Recruitment scam in West Bengal, the agency said on Friday.

The arrested accused was identified as Mahesh Kumar Choudhary posted as Seppar (Sepoy) at Engineering Store Depot ( ESD), Kanikinara, North 24 Parganas.

Investigation revealed his involvement in the instant case as the kingpin of a racket involved in preparing domicile certificates of West Bengal based on forged certificates, the agency said in a press release.

The investigation also revealed that he has collected huge amounts of money from the candidates directly as well as through middlemen.

CBI had registered the instant case in compliance of ord...