JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Wednesday arrested an enforcement officer of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a company representative in exchange for not taking action against the firm for non-deposit of provident fund contributions.The accused, Sonu Maurya, posted in Jaipur, allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh initially, assuring the complainant that he would not register an FIR against the company or freeze its bank accounts.ACB Director General of Police Govind Gupta said the complaint was received at the ACB’s Jaipur unit and was verified before a trap was laid. During verification, the ACB found that the demand was brought down to Rs 1 lakh, which he allegedly accepted Wednesday.According to the ACB, Maurya accepted the money through an associate of the complainant in the presence of the company’s chartered accountant. The cash was recovered during the operation and Maurya was arrested on the spot.The ACB said Maurya is being questioned to ascertain whether others were involved. A case will be registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is underway. The trap was carried out by a team led by Additional SP Manoj Kumar Gupta under the supervision of Deputy Inspector General of Police Om Prakash Meena.
