CBI has arrested two accused including a Field Officer, Grameen Bank of Aryavart, Pali Razapur Branch, Distt.-Aligarh, for accepting bribe of Rs 18,000/- in a CBI case.
A case was registered by CBI on the basis of a complaint against the said Field Officer, Grameen Bank of Aryavart, Pali Razapur Branch, Distt- Aligarh on allegations of demanding undue advantage from complainant and his father. It was alleged that the said demand was made by accused to settle the outstanding dues of an old KCC Loan account of complainant's father. The said KCC loan account had been declared as NPA and the bank, allegedly, had wrongfully calculated the outstanding amount of Rs.10,03,232/-(approx) in the said account.
It was further alleged that the said Field Officer for the purpose of settling the aforesaid outstanding KCC Loan amount, opened two new KCC Loan accounts in the name of complainant's father and transferred Rs.8 lacs and Rs.1.5 lacs to the old KCC loan account. The accused field officer demanded the bribe of Rs.20,000/- from complainant for extending the alleged favour. Subsequently, the accused reduced the bribe demand to Rs.18,000/-.
CBI laid a trap and during the trap proceedings accused Field Officer directed complainant to handover the bribe money to a daily wager engaged in the bank branch, who accepted the bribe amount of Rs18000/-. Both the accused persons were arrested.
Searches were conducted at the residential premises of both the accused persons at Hathras.
The arrested accused persons will be produced before the Court of Special Judge, CBI cases, Ghaziabad.
Investigation is continuing.
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