Overview
- Inspector Deepak Phalswal was arrested on March 10 in New Delhi following a bribery complaint.
- He is accused of seeking payment from a private individual to avoid taking action on a complaint filed with the CBI.
- An internal probe led to searches at his residence, where investigators seized documents and electronic devices described as incriminating.
- A court has granted the CBI two days of custody for interrogation after the officer was produced before it.
- The CBI links the action to recent anti-corruption operations that included arrests of Food Corporation of India officials and a Delhi Jal Board employee.