The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two individuals, including Seiminthang Singson, the then Senior Manager of Punjab National Bank (PNB), Dimapur, and Sanjit Chandra Dey, proprietor of M/s Century Enterprises, Dhobinala, Dimapur, in connection with a bribery case registered on June 4, 2025.
According to the CBI, “a case was registered by CBI on 04.06.2025 against the said two accused on the allegations that the accused Sr. Manager, PNB, had obtained undue advantage of Rs. One lakh in his bank account from the bank account of other accused, Prop. of a private company.” The alleged bribe was in exchange for allowing an extension of a Cash Credit Limit of Rs. 20 lakh to the private firm “even while the firm of accused Prop. was not in right financial health.”
The arrests were made from different locations—Singson was apprehended in Guwahati, Assam, while Dey was arrested from Dimapur, Nagaland.
CBI officials conducted coordinated searches on June 6 and 7, 2025, at five locations in Dimapur and two in Guwahati. “Searches were conducted at official and residential premises of both the accused… which led to recovery of incriminating documents and articles,” the agency stated.
The investigation revealed that “the accused Sr. Manager has obtained undue advantage of total Rs. 1,69,000/- from the accused Prop.” Additionally, the CBI seized an invoice worth Rs. 2,06,200 related to “purchase of electric/electronics items… purchased by accused Prop. in the name of accused Sr. Manager.” Some of these items were reportedly found at Singson’s residences in both Dimapur and Guwahati and have been seized for further investigation.
Both arrested individuals are set to be produced before the competent courts in Dimapur and Guwahati today, June 7, 2025.
The CBI confirmed that “investigation is continuing.”