India, Oct. 22 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Pune on Monday extended businessman Ashish Kansal's CBI custody by four days in a case involving alleged bribery to secure government contracts linked to the defence establishment, lawyers said on Wednesday.

The CBI told the court that it needed to question Kansal alongside a Delhi-based angadia, a traditional courier allegedly used to route financial transactions linked to the case. The agency alleged that Kansal's startup had secured a contract in violation of rules.

Special CBI judge RR Mendhe observed that, given the case's implications for the country's defence system, a detailed investigation was necessary to determine whether the accused were involved in s...