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A special CBI court has framed charges against Garima Singh, the then senior manager of UCO Bank in Mathura, and her personal assistant, Arif Mohammad, in the bribery case. This will lead to their persecution in the case. The court has set October 12 for the next hearing in the case.
According to the CBI, Murari Lal, a resident of Mandi Chowk in the Highway police station area, operates a business unit named Radhakrishna Flour Mill. He had obtained a cash credit limit of Rs.1 crore for his firm from UCO Bank on Kotwali Road in Mathura. The bank transferred Rs.90 lakhs to his account, while withholding the remaining Rs.10 lakh.
It is alleged that the then senior manager, Garima Singh, demanded a bribe of ₹400,000 in exchange for releasing the withheld funds. The CBI began investigating the matter after receiving a complaint. The bribe amount was agreed to be paid in two installments.
Acting on this complaint, the CBI set up a trap. The businessman requested Garima Singh to take Bribe in two installments of Rs.2 Lakh. She agreed to this request. Murarilal’s son Sonu handed over the first installment of Rs 2 lakh to the senior manager and his personal assistant Arif Mohammad at the bank branch on Monday afternoon. The officer was caught red-handed by CBI while taking ₹2 lakh as the first instalment of the bribe. The CBI arrested both of them.
The sudden arrest of a female bank manager has created chaos in the banking industry. Customers and employees are shocked that such a senior officer, responsible for handling crores of rupees, has been caught in a bribery case. This incident has once again raised serious questions about corruption in banks and how it directly impacts the trust of common people.
