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CBI arrests UP bank manager and employee for accepting bribe

New Delhi, Dec 7 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday announced the arrest of a Branch Manager and a Contractual Employee of the UP Gramin Bank in Azamgarh for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a man.
The CBI stated that it had registered a case on December 5 against the accused Branch Manager, Shravan Tandon.
The accused—Tandon and a contractual employee named Vishram—had allegedly demanded an undue advantage of Rs 25,000 as 10 percent of a Kisan Credit Card loan of Rs. 2,52,000 applied for by the complainant.
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