Khagaria/Patna: A UCO Bank branch manager in Bihar has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Amar Kumar, the manager of a UCO Bank branch, was detained alongside a middleman, Rajesh Paswan, after a raid led by a deputy superintendent of police from the CBI. The arrests follow a complaint lodged by a bank customer who alleged that Kumar demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh in exchange for facilitating a loan, with an initial sum of Rs 10,000 allegedly sought as an advance.
According to investigators, the CBI team conducted surveillance throughout Tuesday. Acting on the plan, the customer handed Rs 10,000 to Paswan, who then entered the bank and attempted to pass the money to Kumar. The CBI swooped in and apprehended both men in the act.
Sources said the arrested duo was interrogated separately in the conference hall of the bank premises. Sanjeev Kumar, an officer from the CBI, subsequently searched the residences of both the bank manager and the middleman, seizing several documents, including paperwork related to the loan in question. Officials confirmed that seized documents were sealed as part of the investigation.
The operation, conducted by a ten-member CBI team in Mansi, took staff and customers by surprise. Bank employees and customers only learned of the manager’s arrest after the CBI team left the premises. Following the incident, banking operations at the branch were severely disrupted, with staff gathering at the conference hall amid ongoing inquiries.
The CBI has not yet disclosed further details regarding charges or court proceedings.
