Chennai, July 1 -- 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.

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