India, April 16 -- Two former Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers have been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s Anti-Corruption Branch for allegedly demanding a Rs.50 lakh bribe from an arrested businessman to favour him in a case.

The accused, former senior intelligence officer Deepak Kumar and intelligence officer Chetan Pareek of the DRI's Mumbai zonal unit, allegedly made the demand during the businessman's custodial interrogation in October 2025.

The case was registered on March 30 after a DRI complaint was filed based on an internal regular monitoring against the duo and unidentified individuals, officials said. The investigation also involves a private individual, Ashutosh Yadav, and his role is c...