Shillong: A senior State Bank of India official and a middleman have been arrested by CBI on charges of taking bribe for processing a loan.
CBI’s anti-corruption branch in Shillong has arrested
Pranab Lahun, Field Officer (Loans) of State Bank of India,
main branch, Shillong and Sarjit Singh, a middleman for
demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the
complainant.
The bribe was for processing and sanction of loan to
purchase a commercial vehicle, a CBI official said.
A case has been registered under Section 120 B of IPC and
Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Both the accused are being produced in the Court of
Special Judge of CBI cases for Meghalaya in Shillong today.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 15:17