Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has arrested six persons, including a serving Colonel, for allegedly receiving bribe for jobs in National Defence Academy and claimed to have recovered Rs 1.76 crore from different locations in connection with the case.

A CBI spokesperson in a release has said that acting on a tip-off, the agency officials raided 14 places in Pune, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Sonepat, and recovered huge cash, which was allegedly taken by officials and their touts for recruiting subordinate staff like cook, gardener, library and laboratory attendants, cadet orderly and lower division clerks.

All the six arrested were produced before a CBI court in Pune which remanded them in CBI custody till July 2.