Bank agent arrested for graft in Rajasthan

A banking agent has been arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe from a physically challenged person for providing him with a subsidy cheque under Rajasthan government's Vishwas Yojana, Anti Corruption Bureau said today.
Mahesh Sharma was arrested yesterday for demanding Rs 5,000 on behalf of bank manager of Baroda Rajasthan Regional Gramin Bank (BRRGB) in Talwas village of Nainwa sub division of Bundi district from a government scheme beneficiary, Circle In-charge, ACB, Bundi, Neeraj Gupta said.
As per a complaint filed by Shriyansh Jain on Monday, the accused demanded a bribe from him for a subsidy cheque worth Rs 25,000 awarded to Jain under Vishwas Yojana, a government scheme for physically-challenged people.

The accused admitted to the crime during interrogation following which he was taken to the bank branch last evening, Gupta said.
An investigation has also been initiated against the bank manager Rajendra Prashad Mittal. He will be arrested if charges are proven against him, the ACB official said.
The accused who is an agent of several banking and financing agencies, would be produced before the ACB court in Kota today, he added.