<h1>Defence Ministry official arrested in bribery probe; substantial cash recovered under zero-tolerance anti-corruption policy and implicated associates.</h1> A Defence Ministry official is alleged to have accepted a Rs 3 lakh bribe and conspired with private intermediaries to obtain an export clearance; searches recovered over Rs 2.36 crore in cash. The action is framed under the government's zero-tolerance against corruption policy and reflects institutional enforcement targeting alleged bribery, criminal conspiracy, and abuse of administrative clearance processes.