New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Senior Passport Superintendent, currently posted at the Regional Passport Office in Mumbai and earlier stationed in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, in connection with an ongoing disproportionate assets case, the Central agency said on Tuesday.

Officials said the arrest was made late on December 8 after investigators found that the accused, Deepak Chandra, was attempting to influence witnesses and mislead the inquiry.

According to the CBI, a case was registered against Chandra on March 24, 2025, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Investigators claim that during the check period from July 30, 2018 to September 30, 2024, he accumulated assets worth Rs 85,06,900, which amounted to 1

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