New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday announced the arrest of a Branch Manager and a Contractual Employee of the UP Gramin Bank in Azamgarh for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a man.

The CBI stated that it had registered a case on December 5 against the accused Branch Manager, Shravan Tandon.

The accused-Tandon and a contractual employee named Vishram-had allegedly demanded an undue advantage of Rs 25,000 as 10 percent of a Kisan Credit Card loan of Rs. 2,52,000 applied for by the complainant.

After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant.

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