CBI Books Former Canara Bank Official, Businessman in Assam Loan Scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Shillong, has registered a corruption case against a former senior official of Canara Bank and a private businessman over alleged irregularities in loan sanctions at the bank’s Hailakandi branch in Assam.

The accused include Ramachandra Hansda, former Senior/Chief Manager, and Nasim Uddin Choudhury, proprietor of M/s North East Car Bazar. The CBI alleged that between 2020 and 2023, loans worth about ₹2.78 crore were sanctioned in return for illegal gratification, with around ₹11.40 lakh allegedly routed to Hansda and his relatives.

The case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC provisions, and investigation is underway by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch, Shillong.