Peon held for taking bribe in Madhya Pradesh

A peon with State Bank of India (SBI) was today arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 for facilitating a loan to a person, Lokayuta police said.
A M Pathan has been arrested on complaint of a property dealer Piyush Sharma, Lokayukta deputy superintendent of police (DSP) VS Parihar said.
He said that Pathan had sought the bribe from Sharma for facilitating a loan of Rs 10 lakh to him from the SBI's Vijay Nagar branch where he worked.
"After Sharma lodged a complaint with us, we laid a trap and caught Pathan taking the bribe at Meghdoot Garden area," Parihar added.

A case under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Pathan and investigations are underway, the officer said.