How CBI traced back 'bribe', leading to arrest of SMPP CEO Kansal

Cash delivery their 1st lead, CBI retraced it to get a surprise: sender was Ashish Kansal, high-profile CEO of private defence firm SMPP Ltd.
New Delhi: A late-night hawala cash delivery to a defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) official’s Pune home was the CBI’s first lead. They followed the money, which led them not just to an alleged bribery-linked defence contract but also to a high... [3535 chars]
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- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 2:18 pm IST
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