FIR registered yet another SBS official

GANGTOK,: Continuing its drive against corrupt bank officials, the Sikkim Vigilance Police on Friday conducted searches at the residential and official premises of an official of the State Bank of Sikkim (SBS) and seized a number of incriminating documents.

Acting on source inputs, the Sikkim Vigilance Police registered a FIR against one SBS official on the allegation that he had, during the period 2017 to 2021, conspired with various customers of the bank and received huge bribe money from them by way of credit/transfer to his bank account, a press release informs.

“The unique modus operandi adopted by the accused bank official in demanding and accepting bribe was asking the concerned customers to transfer to the bank account of the accused bank official money ranging from thousands to lakhs from time to time,” said the Vigilance Police.

The raids were conducted at Mangan and Phodong, and at the time of the going to press, the raids were continuing, the release informs.