Archive · 6 Oct 2026
CBI Arrests Constable, Lawyer in Alleged ₹6 Lakh Bribery Case
The CBI arrested one of its constables and a lawyer.
The agency says the constable asked two businessmen for money.
It alleges that he first demanded ₹20 lakh and later agreed to ₹6 lakh.
The CBI says he threatened to involve the businessmen in a case.
The constable had met one of the businessmen in Kolkata on September 21, according to the FIR.
The lawyer later travelled to New Delhi to discuss settling the matter, the agency alleges.
The CBI says it monitored a possible exchange of money.
Its Anti-Corruption Unit arrested the constable and lawyer at a mall in southwest Delhi.
The CBI registered a case against six people, and the allegations have not been established in court.
The CBI arrested its constable Jay Kumar Singh and a lawyer in an alleged ₹6 lakh bribery case.
Officials said Singh allegedly sought ₹20 lakh from Kolkata businessmen Ram Chandra Daga and his son Basant Daga, in connivance with a middleman.
The CBI alleges Singh threatened to implicate the businessmen in a case and later negotiated the alleged bribe down to ₹6 lakh.
According to the FIR, Singh met Ram Chandra Daga in Kolkata on September 21 and also met Daga’s lawyer.
The agency registered an FIR against six people under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- The CBI arrested its constable Jay Kumar Singh and a lawyer; the FIR names six people, including the businessmen and a middleman.
- What
- The arrests concern an alleged ₹6 lakh bribe, which the CBI says was negotiated down from ₹20 lakh.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Monday, October 5; the FIR says Singh visited Kolkata on September 21, and the alleged mall meeting was the previous week.
- Where
- The alleged negotiation and arrests took place at a mall in southwest Delhi; Singh was posted at the CBI’s Bank Security and Fraud Branch in New Delhi.
- Why
- The CBI alleges Singh sought money from the businessmen by threatening to implicate them in a case.
- Arrested
- CBI constable Jay Kumar Singh and a lawyer
- Alleged negotiated bribe
- ₹6 lakh
- Initial alleged demand
- ₹20 lakh
- Businessmen named
- Ram Chandra Daga and his son Basant Daga
- Alleged meeting location
- A mall in southwest Delhi
- FIR
- Registered against six people under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
