CBI nabs EPFO officer while accepting bribe in Vadodara

The CBI Friday arrested an official of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in Vadodara in Gujarat for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.

R K Tiwari, an Enforcement Officer with the EPFO, was arrested while accepting the bribe from a local builder, the agency said in a release.

The builder had received a notice from the EPFO regarding depositing of provident fund of his employees, and Tiwari allegedly promised to pass a "favourable order" if he paid the bribe.

After negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs 10 lakh, the CBI said.

After the builder filed a complaint, CBI sleuths laid a trap and arrested Tiwari while accepting the "first instalment" of Rs 5 lakh, it said.