The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Enforcement Officer, EPFO, Regional Office, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant.
CBI had registered a case on a complaint under section 7 of the PC Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) against an Enforcement Officer, EPFO, Regional Office, Jabalpur on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant for setting right the PF compliance deficiencies on the part of the complainant's high school at Adhartal, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) as noticed during his visit to the school.
CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant. Searches are being conducted at the premises of the accused. The arrested accused will be produced tomorrow before the Designated Court at Jabalpur.