The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended Junior Assistant Mohd. Usman in Jammu for soliciting a bribe of Rs 4,500 to process a pension application. Usman, employed in the office of the Superintending Engineer, was caught receiving the bribe through a shared QR Code on WhatsApp.
Following a complaint, the CBI initiated a case against Usman, leading to his arrest during a trap set by the agency. In a separate investigation, a Chennai court convicted a software company, Palpap Ichinichi Software International Ltd., along with its Managing Director and CEO, Senthil Kumar, and two others, for a bank fraud involving Rs 1.24 crore in fraudulent loans.
The convicted individuals, Senthil Kumar, P.A. Sasi Kumar, and P. Thanjai Chezian, were each sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and collectively fined Rs 11.7 lakh. Additionally, the company was fined Rs 1.2 lakh. The case, originating from a complaint by the State Bank of India in Chennai, was registered by the CBI in 2008.
