UP: CBI arrests financial institution supervisor, tout for demanding bribe from mortgage applicant | Lucknow Information
LUCKNOW: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Lucknow department lodged a case of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act and felony conspiracy in opposition to Balendra Sachan, the department supervisor of Aryavart Financial institution in Hamirpur and a tout recognized as Vinod Dwivedi.
The 2 accused have been arrested on Tuesday. The CBI mentioned the supervisor of Aryavart Financial institution’s Beri department, Balendra, by way of tout Vinod allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 from one Mukesh Kumar for permitting the withdrawal of Rs 1 lakh of the sanctioned mortgage of Rs 2 lakh for the manufacture and sale of candles.
The mentioned mortgage was utilized within the identify of Mukesh Kumar’s spouse, Aarti Devi. A senior CBI official mentioned the criticism was obtained on August 27 within the workplace of the SP of CBI, ACB, Lucknow, from Mukesh Kumar Sahu of Hamirpur’s Lehra village.
He mentioned the discreet verification prima facie substantiated the allegations levelled within the criticism.
The official mentioned the above details and discreet verification of the criticism prima facie disclose the fee of an offence punishable beneath sections 120-B (felony conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and part 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) for public servants taking gratification aside from authorized remuneration and taking undue benefit to affect public servants by corrupt or unlawful means, respectively, on the a part of Balendra Sachan and Vinod Dwivedi.
