NEW DELHI, Oct 18: The CBI today arrested a Section Officer (Legal) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Finance Corporation (JKLFC) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 80,000 and accepting the first installment of Rs 20,000 from a man to process a file related to the settlement of his MSME loan of Rs 51 lakh.
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A senior CBI official stated that the agency received a complaint accusing Section Officer Sunil Januja of demanding the bribe from the complainant for processing the loan settlement file.
During negotiations initiated by the complainant, the first installment was settled at Rs 20,000.
The CBI laid a trap yesterday and caught the accused red-handed while he was accepting the bribe. The amount was transferred via an online UPI transaction to a mobile number provided by the accused.
As per the negotiations, the remaining amount was to be paid after a favourable decision was made on the loan settlement.
The CBI also conducted search operations at the residential premises of the accused.
Further investigation into the matter is ongoing. (PTI)
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