The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Branch Manager, SBI, Dumaria Branch, Godda, Jharkhand on 01.06.2026, in a bribery case.
The CBI registered the instant case on 31.05.2026 on allegations that the accused public servant demanded Rs.60,000 as bribe for processing the claim under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana policy amounting to Rs.2,00,000 pertaining to the complainant’s deceased mother. The accused had also demanded an additional bribe of Rs. 17,000 to remove the hold on the withdrawal of Rs.35,000 after transfer of the bank account of the complainant’s mother in favour of the complainant.
The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs. 77,000 from the complainant.
Searches are being conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused.
The accused Branch Manager will be produced before the Competent Court in Dhanbad today. Investigation is continuing.
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