The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) caught a Senior Social Security Assistant (SSSA), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Regional Office at Berhampur in Odisha’s Ganjam district while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant.
A case was registered against the accused Anil Rath on the basis of a complaint. It was alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant to approve the Authorized Signatory Application of the Employer, i.e., private company, on the EPFO Portal.
After negotiation the accused agreed to accept a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed. The arrested EPFO employee was later sent to jail after a CBI court rejected his bail application. Further investigation is continuing, CBI said.