Archive · 12 Aug 2026
CBI Books Defence Accounts Officials, Middleman And Contractors For Bribery
The CBI is a police agency in India that investigates big crimes.
It has started a case about bribery — secretly paying money to get special treatment.
Some people who work in an office that handles money for India's defence ministry are accused.
The accused include an accounts officer named Subhash Kumar and an auditor named Urvashi Kumawat.
A middleman named Adinath Popalkar is also accused; he passed money between contractors and the officials.
The CBI says three companies that got defence contracts worth Rs 1.22 crore paid money to Popalkar.
Popalkar then sent some of that money to the officials, the CBI alleges.
The case began after a complaint by an official named Mani Velan K. The CBI is still investigating to find out exactly what happened.
The CBI has registered a case against Subhash Kumar, an Assistant Accounts Officer, and Urvashi Kumawat, an auditor, both attached to the PCDA (Southern Command), Pune, along with alleged middleman Adinath Dattatray Popalkar and three contractor firms.
The case concerns contracts worth Rs 1.22 crore awarded by the Ministry of Defence to Satya Narayan Security and Manpower Solution, Genius Technology and Rudra Ventures.
The CBI alleged that Popalkar, operating through Sumit Sales, collected about Rs 2.72 lakh from the three contractors between February and November 2025.
Popalkar allegedly transferred Rs 85,500 to Kumawat's Axis Bank account, after which Kumawat transferred Rs 85,000 to Kumar on May 23, 2025.
The FIR was registered on August 6 after a complaint by Additional Controller of Defence Accounts Mani Velan K, and CBI Police Inspector Pradip Devkar is conducting the investigation.
- Who
- Subhash Kumar (Assistant Accounts Officer) and Urvashi Kumawat (Auditor), both of the PCDA (Southern Command), Pune; Adinath Dattatray Popalkar of Solapur, described as a middleman and contractual worker; and representatives of the three contractor firms. The complaint was filed by Additional Controller of Defence Accounts Mani Velan K.
- What
- The CBI registered a case over an alleged bribery racket in which money was allegedly collected from defence contractors and routed through an intermediary to public servants, in connection with contracts worth Rs 1.22 crore.
- When
- Alleged payments occurred between February and November 2025, including Rs 85,000 transferred from Kumawat to Kumar on May 23, 2025; the FIR was registered on August 6, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Where
- Pune, where the officials were attached to the PCDA (Southern Command); the contractor firms are based in Nashik, Phursungi and Manjari, and Popalkar is a resident of Solapur.
- Why
- The sequence of financial transactions prima facie indicated that alleged undue benefit was routed through an intermediary to the concerned public servants in connection with defence contracts.
- Investigating Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch, Pune
- Case Type
- Alleged bribery involving defence accounts officials and contractors
- Contract Value
- Rs 1.22 crore, awarded by the Ministry of Defence
- Accused Officials
- Subhash Kumar (Assistant Accounts Officer) and Urvashi Kumawat (Auditor), PCDA (Southern Command), Pune
- Alleged Intermediary
- Adinath Dattatray Popalkar of Solapur, operating through Sumit Sales
- Contractor Firms
- Satya Narayan Security and Manpower Solution (Nashik), Genius Technology (Phursungi), Rudra Ventures (Manjari)
- Alleged Bribes Collected
- Rs 2.72 lakh from the three contractors between February and November 2025
- Key Transfer
- Rs 85,500 from Popalkar to Kumawat (Axis Bank); Rs 85,000 from Kumawat to Kumar on May 23, 2025
