Bank manager asks sexual favors from farm loan applicant; booked
A branch manager of Central Bank of India in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has been booked for allegedly demanding sexual favors from a farmer's wife seeking crop loan. The woman accompanied her husband to the bank where they applied for a crop loan at the Malakapur Tehsil's Datala yesterday. The branch manager along with the peon are absconding and efforts are on to nab them.
The woman recorded the phone conversation and filed complaint
Branch manager Rajesh Hivase sought the woman's contact details for processing loan after which he called her up and allegedly used obscene language and demanded sexual favors. Later, Hivase sent a peon to the woman's home, asking her to comply. The peon told the woman that Hivase will pass the required farm loan and also extend benefits under a special package if she agreed.
A complaint with the local police has been registered
A complaint has been registered against the manager and the peon under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and also sections of the Prevention of Atrocities Act, police said.
