CBI Arrests DGCA Deputy Director General in Rs 2.5 Lakh Bribery Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday arrested a senior official of DGCA and a representative of a private company in a bribery case of Rs 2.5 lakhs. According to an official statement, the official was the deputy director general at the airworthiness directorate in directorate general of civil aviation headquarters in New Delhi. "The CBI registered the instant case on 18.04.2026 against an official of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) along with representative of a private company based in New Delhi on allegation that the accused public servant of DGCA demanded undue advantage from the private persons in lieu of issuing approvals and permissions of applications pending with DGCA," the probing agency said. Later, the central agency also conducted searches at the premises linked to the accused and other private persons at four locations. "Consequently, searches were conducted by CBI at premises of the accused public servant and other private persons at 04 locations in Delhi resulting in seizure of cash worth Rs 37 lakhs, gold and silver coins and multiple digital devices," the statement reads. According to the statement, the searches resulted in seizure of cash worth Rs 37 Lakhs, gold and silver coins and multiple digital devices.