Chennai, July 2:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Haryana Cadre IPS officer of 2012 batch,
Deepak Gahlawat, who is currently posted on central deputation in Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) at New Delhi on graft charges in connection with the Puducherry fake drugs racket case.
A CBI release here today said it had registered a case on June 8, 2026 against an Inspector of Police Pradeep Singh and two other private persons. During investigation, it was disclosed that the IPS Officer had demanded illegal gratification claiming that he could exercise his personal influence and obtain relief for private persons in the cases being investigated by CBI in relation to sale of counterfeit drugs in Puducherry.
Earlier, the CBI had arrested Pradeep Singh along with six other private persons which led to the recovery of about Rs. 25 lakhs of trap amount and Rs. 90 lakhs, along with other incriminating documents seized during the investigation.
Searches have been conducted at multiple premises linked to the IPS Officer and multiple digital devices, hard disks, documents etc. have been seized. Investigation in the case is continuing.