CBI Arrests Man Posing As Government Official For Demanding Bribes From AHIDF Loan Applicants

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a man for allegedly impersonating an official of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and demanding bribes from applicants seeking loans under a government scheme, officials said on Sunday.

The accused, Prabhu Dayal, was arrested from his residence in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district after evading investigators for nearly three weeks. The agency registered a case on June 29 based on a complaint by a poultry farmer from Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district.

The complainant had applied for a ₹22.5 lakh loan under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) through the Udyami Mitra portal operated by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). According to the complaint, the accused demanded ₹45,000, or 2% of the loan amount, to allegedly facilitate clearance of the application, PTI reports.

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