CBI arrests CBFC Regional Officer, two Private Persons and Bank Manager in separate Bribery Cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Regional Officer of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in Bangalore and two private individuals in connection with an alleged Rs.12,000 bribery.

A complaint was filed against a Regional Officer, Central Board of Film Certification, Bangalore, and others, including two private individuals, alleging that they demanded a bribe of Rs.15,000.

It was further claimed that the accused subsequently decreased the bribe to Rs.12,000 in exchange for the Regional Officer issuing a Censor Certificate to correct minor errors with the cinema subtitle of a film directed and produced by the Complainant.

The CBI set up a trap and apprehended the accused while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.12,000 from the complainant. A search of the Regional Officer’s premises resulted in the recovery of Rs.3,00,000.

All of the apprehended accused were produced before the Special Judge for CBI Cases in Bangalore on November 29, 2023.

In a different case, the CBI held a Branch Manager of the Punjab National Bank, Badarpur Branch, Karimganj (Assam), for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from the complainant.

A complaint was filed against a Branch Manager of the Punjab National Bank, Badarpur Branch, Karimganj (Assam), alleging demanding for bribe. It was alleged that the bank sanctioned a loan of Rs.9,46,200 in connection with the setting up of a Mineral Water Plant in Kalairbond Badarpur Ghat, Near Cachar Textile, Karimganj (Assam) under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and that Rs.1,28,000 from the working capital was diverted in TDR account without the Complainant’s consent.

It was further claimed that the Branch Manager demanded  Rs.60,000 as bribery from the Complainant in exchange for the release of the TDR of Rs.1.28 lakh and the already sanctioned loan. It was further claimed that the accused later negotiated the bribe of Rs.50,000.

The CBI set a trap and apprehended the accused while demanding and accepting the first installment of a bribe of Rs.15,000. CBI searches were conducted at the accused’s premises in Karimganj (Assam) and Sitamari (Bihar), resulting in the recovery of incriminating documents.

The accused appeared in front of the Special Judge, CBI Cases, Guwahati (Assam). The Court later remanded the accused to Judicial Custody.