The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a former Senior Manager of Punjab National Bank (PNB), Dimapur, and the proprietor of a private company based in Dimapur in connection with an alleged bribery case. The arrests were made in Guwahati, Assam and Dimapur, Nagaland.
According to the CBI, a case was registered on 4 June 2025 against both individuals on allegations that the then Senior Manager of PNB had received an illegal payment of Rs 1 lakh in his bank account from the account of the accused firm’s proprietor. The payment was allegedly made in exchange for facilitating an extension of a Rs 20 lakh Cash Credit Limit, despite the firm not being in sound financial condition.
Searches were conducted on 6 and 7 June at seven locations—five in Dimapur and two in Guwahati. These searches led to the recovery of various documents and articles described by officials as incriminating.
The investigation has so far revealed that the total undue advantage received by the accused bank official stands at Rs 1,69,000. Additionally, invoices amounting to Rs 2,06,200 for the purchase of electric and electronic items were found at the office premises of the accused proprietor. These invoices indicate the items were bought in the name of the accused bank official. Some of the items were also recovered from the residential premises of the bank official in both Dimapur and Guwahati.
Both accused are scheduled to be produced before the competent courts in Dimapur and Guwahati on 7 June.
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