Ghaziabad, July 24, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A Special CBI Court in Ghaziabad has convicted and sentenced a former branch manager of Sarva UP Gramin Bank to four years’ imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000 in a 10-year-old bribery case.
The accused, Umesh Kumar Singhal, was posted as Branch Manager at the Machhra branch of Sarva UP Gramin Bank in Meerut when he allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a loan applicant.
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered the case on April 28, 2016, following a complaint alleging that Singhal had demanded money for sanctioning and releasing a loan of Rs 2.50 lakh in favour of an Indira Joint Liability Group having an account with the bank.
According to the prosecution, after negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs 25,000. The CBI later laid a trap and allegedly caught him while accepting the bribe.
After completing the investigation, the agency filed a charge sheet against Singhal on June 24, 2016. Following the trial, the court convicted him and announced the sentence on Friday.
In another bribery case, the CBI arrested an Enforcement Officer of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from its Patiala district office for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a person facing an inquiry.
The case was registered on July 22 after allegations that the officer demanded money to close an inquiry under Section 7A of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
The CBI alleged that the officer initially demanded Rs 4 lakh and was later caught during a trap operation while accepting Rs 2.5 lakh from the complainant.
Further investigation in the case is underway.
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