The Central Bureau of Investigation has on Wednesday arrested an Insurance Surveyor and a Regional Manager of The New India Assurance Company, Chandigarh in a bribery of Rs. 5 lakh.
A case was registered against an Insurance Surveyor of The New India Assurance Company, Chandigarh on the allegations of demanding bribe of Rs. 12 lakh from the Complainant for getting the insurance claim of his factory released early and to prevent filing appeal in higher court, by his close officer (a Regional Manager of The New India Assurance Company, Chandigarh). It was further alleged that the factory of the Complainant had caught fire in 2010.
Name of the arrested accused:
N S Sidhu, an Insurance Surveyor of The New India Assurance Company, Chandigarh and J K Mittal, Regional Manager, The New India Assurance Company, Chandigarh.
CBI laid a trap and caught the Surveyor while accepting bribe of Rs. 5 lakh from the Complainant as first installment on behalf of said Regional Manager. The said Regional Manager was also caught.
Searches are being conducted today at the premises of both accused at Chandigarh & Panchkula which have so far led to recovery of some documents related to investment and keys of lockers etc.
Both the arrested accused will be produced tomorrow before the Special Judge, CBI Cases, Shimla.
