New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Branch Manager of the State Bank of India (SBI), Dumaria Branch in Godda district, Jharkhand, in connection with a bribery case.

According to the agency, the case was registered on May 31, following allegations that the accused public servant had demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 for processing a claim under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY). The claim, amounting to Rs 2 lakh, was related to the complainant’s deceased mother. The accused was arrested on June 1.

The CBI alleged that the accused also demanded an additional Rs 17,000 to remove a hold placed on the withdrawal of Rs 35,000 after the deceased account holder’s bank account had been transferred in the complainant’s name.

Acting on the complaint, the CBI laid a trap and apprehended the accused while he was allegedly demanding and accepting a total bribe amount of Rs 77,000 from the complainant. The accused was caught red-handed during the operation, officials said.

Following the arrest, the agency launched searches at the accused’s office and residential premises to gather further evidence related to the case.

The arrested SBI Branch Manager is scheduled to be produced before the competent court in Dhanbad. Further investigation is underway.

The arrest comes amid a series of recent anti-corruption actions by the CBI.

Earlier on Monday, the agency arrested Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, a senior executive in connection with a case involving an alleged loss of more than Rs 6,000 crore to an SBI-led consortium of banks.

In another case, the CBI recently arrested Satish Kumar Sharma, a nominated member of the Meerut Cantonment Board in Uttar Pradesh, after allegedly catching him accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh on May 30.

Earlier in May, the agency also arrested Sanjay Meena, Superintendent of the CGST Office, Range-I, Meerut, along with computer operator Yash Sharma, in connection with a Rs 6,000 bribery case.

–IANS

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