Chandigarh, May 12 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested three accused persons, including two private middlemen and one associate, in a Rs 20 Lakh bribery case involving demand and acceptance of illegal gratification allegedly on behalf of officials posted in the Punjab Vigilance Bureau.

The case has been registered by the CBI on the basis of a complaint filed by a Punjab State Tax Officer. The CBI Court has remanded Raghav Goyal and his father, Vikas Goyal (alias Vicky Goyal), to three days' custody.

Ankit Badhwa has been sent to judicial custody.

As per the release, "The complainant alleged that the accused Vicky Goyal and his son Raghav Goyal demanded illegal gratification of Rs 20 Lakh for securing the cl...