LUCKNOW, March 11 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Suresh Chandra Chaudhary, former Hardoi district president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), along with Piyush Kumar, branch manager of Bank of Baroda's Kachhauna branch, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.45,000 to facilitate sanction and withdrawal of a loan under the Chief Minister Yuva Udyami Yojana, officials said on Wednesday.

CBI officials said Chaudhary, who works as a recovery agent linked to the bank branch while also running a banking correspondent (BC) point in the area, was caught red-handed while allegedly receiving the bribe from the complainant.

The action followed a complaint filed by Seema Devi, who had applied for a loan of Rs.5 lakh...