New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the chairman and six members of an National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Inspection Committee, including a JNU Professor, in a case related to allegations of bribery for a favourable NAAC rating.

In a statement, the investigation agency has said that it also carried out a search across 20 locations in India. The raids were conducted at Chennai, Bangalore, Vijaywada, Palamu, Sambalpur, Bhopal, Bilaspur, Gautam Budh Nagar and New Delhi.

"An amount of ​ Rs.37 lakhs cash (approx), 6 Lenovo Laptops, One iPhone 16 Pro mobile phone and other incriminating articles have been recovered," the investigation said in a statement.

The CBI said that bribe...