Dimapur: CBI arrests former PNB manager and businessman in bribery case

• DIMAPUR — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a former senior manager of Punjab National Bank (PNB), Dimapur, and the proprietor of a Dimapur-based private firm in connection with a bribery case.
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• An update from Press Information Bureau, Kohima, stated that the arrests took place in Dimapur and Guwahati in Assam.
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• The case was registered on June 4 against the two accused based on allegations of bribery involving the extension of a cash credit limit.
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• The CBI alleged that the then senior manager of PNB, identified as Seiminthang Singson, had received an undue advantage of INR 1 lakh from the bank account of the co-accused, Sanjit Chandra Dey, proprietor of M/s Century Enterprises, located in Dhobinala, Dimapur.

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• The bribe was allegedly paid to facilitate the extension of a cash credit limit of INR 20 lakh, despite the private firm’s poor financial health.
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• Accordingly, CBI officials carried out searches on June 6 and 7 at a total of seven locations—five in Dimapur and two in Guwahati—including the residential and office premises of both accused persons. These operations led to the recovery of several incriminating documents and articles.
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• So far, the investigation has revealed that the PNB officer received a total of INR 1,69,000 from the businessman. Also, invoices amounting to INR 2,06,200 for electronic and electrical items were found in the office of the accused businessman, showing the purchases were made in the bank manager’s name.
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• “Further, some of these items found at the residential premises of the accused senior manager at Dimapur and Guwahati have been seized for the purpose of investigation,” it stated, adding that an investigation is underway.