New Delhi: A Senior scientific officer (SSO) of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) was arrested by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Indira Gandhi International Airport on March 7 with Rs 64 lakh cash in his possession while he was boarding a flight to Dubai, official sources said.

The SSO, identified as C K Jain, who was placed under arrest is alleged to be involved in hawala racket operating between the country and the port-city, the sources said.

Acting on an intelligence tip-off, the DRI officials swooped on him while he was boarding a flight to Dubai at the airport in the wee hours of March 7, the sources said.

Jain, an SSO grade I, works in the Physics division of CFSL, which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the sources said.

He was being questioned by the DRI officials, the sources said and added that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was also keeping a close watch on him after some inputs suggested his involvement in the hawala racket.

Notably, hawala channel is also being used by militant groups and underworld criminals to send in money for anti-national activities.

PTI