CBI Court Sentences Former Odisha Gramya Bank Manager To 4-Yr RI In Bribe Case
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A CBI court in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday sentenced a former bank manager to four years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting bribe over seven years ago, officials said on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30: A CBI court in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday sentenced a former bank manager to four years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting bribe over seven years ago, officials said on Tuesday.
The convict has been identified as Duryodhan Sethy, former branch manager of Odisha Gramya Bank’s Dadaraghati Branch in Odisha's Dhenkanal district.
The court of Special CBI Judge, Bhubaneswar, found Duryodhan Sethy guilty in the case.
According to a CBI release, Sethy had demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a person for processing a poultry loan in 2016 when the former was posted as branch manager of Odisha Gramya Bank in Dadaraghati.
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✨However, the complainant approached the CBI and sought action against Sethy.
Following the complaint, a trap was laid and the CBI officials nabbed Sethy while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant on August 9.
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After an investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet in the court on October 27, 2016. Hearing the case, the Special CBI Court in Bhubaneswar convicted the bank manager today and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for 4 years, the CBI release said.