CBI arrests senior passport superintendent for influencing witnesses in case against him

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) The CBI has arrested a senior passport superintendent posted in Mumbai in a disproportionate assets case against him for allegedly trying to influence witnesses and mislead the investigation, officials said Tuesday. The accused officer, Deepak Chandra, was booked in March this year for allegedly amassing illicit assets worth Rs 85 lakh during his tenure at the regional passport office, Ghaziabad, from July 30, 2018, to September 30, 2024.

"During the course of investigation, a search was conducted at the residential premises of the accused, which led to the recovery of huge unaccounted cash of around Rs 60.00 lakh, details of investments in immovable properties as well as details of various expenses of high magnitude," a CBI spokesperson said. The CBI arrested Chandra on Tuesday night from Mumbai, where he is currently posted, when the agency found that he was allegedly influencing witnesses and deliberately, with malafide intention, tried to mislead the investigation, she said. He was produced before a special court in Ghaziabad, which sent him to CBI custody till December 12.

"On the application of CBI, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, CBI Court, Ghaziabad vide its order dated 17.09.2025 had also issued an ad-interim attachment order for attachment of his properties, including one residential flat and one commercial shop," she said. PTI ABS ABS MPL MPL