Lucknow: CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Lucknow, arrested two employees of Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank in Dostpur (Sultanpur) in connection with an alleged bribery case involving a ₹1.15 lakh loan for fish farming.Those arrested were field officer Anurag Singh and sweeper Rashid, posted at the bank’s Velware branch. According to CBI, the two allegedly demanded ₹5,000 from a borrower in exchange for processing his loan application.The action followed a complaint by Gaurav Singh of Bharthua, who had applied for a ₹1.15 lakh loan to start fish farming.The CBI team conducted a raid at the bank and allegedly caught Anurag Singh accepting the bribe.During the operation, the CBI sleuths questioned the branch manager, Praveen Kumar, and other employees. The agency also examined documents related to the loan application and other financial transactions and took some records into custody for scrutiny.CBI ACB Lucknow DSP Arijit Sinha said the agency had informed the Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank deputy regional manager about the arrests.The investigation also brought the role of sweeper Rashid under scrutiny. According to the CBI arrest documents, both accused have been booked for their alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy and for allegedly demanding and accepting an undue advantage of ₹5,000 from the complainant.The CBI team took both accused to Lucknow for further proceedings.The latest case is not the first bribery-related action involving the rural bank in the region. Around a decade ago, CBI had arrested Rakesh Thakur, then branch manager of the bank’s Hariharpur branch in Lambhua, in an alleged bribery case involving a loan. He was later reinstated after obtaining bail from High Court but was subsequently suspended in connection with a bank fraud case.
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