Guwahati, April 7 -- A senior official from the Controller of Defence Accounts (CDA) in Guwahati's Satgaon has been apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on charges of accepting a bribe, sources confirmed on Sunday.

The arrested official has been identified as Mrinmoy Ghosh, an Accounts Officer within the CDA. The arrest follows an investigation initiated by the CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Guwahati, as detailed in a First Information Report (FIR) registered on April 3, 2025.

According to the FIR, accessed by Northeast Now, the investigation was triggered by reliable information suggesting Ghosh was engaged in corrupt practices, demanding and accepting undue advantages from private contractors and vendors in ...