India, April 11 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 11 corruption cases against 15 officers of the Pay and Accounts (ORS) section at the Artillery/Army Aviation Centre (AAC) in Nashik, which operates under the Ministry of Defence's Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA). The officers are accused of demanding and accepting bribes-often through middlemen-from army personnel in return for disbursing allowances and entitlements.

The alleged offences came to light during a Joint Surprise Check carried out on November 13, 2024, at the Nashik-based office, conducted in the presence of independent witnesses and officers from the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Army), Pune. The Pune team had been deputed b...