The Anti-Corruption Bureau in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/gurugram-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Gurugram</a> has arrested an employee of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and a middleman allegedly while accepting a bribe of Rs 7 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as Munish Narang, an enforcement officer of the EPFO, Jitender Kumar, the spokesperson of the Gurugram ACB said.
Narang demanded a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from the complainant Sandeep Kumar, a factory owner, through a middleman Ravi in lieu of settling a PF-related violation, he said
After negotiation, the deal was finalised at Rs 7 lakh and the factory owner filed a complaint against the two, Kumar said.
A team was formed and a raid was conducted and Narang and Ravi were caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant on Monday, he said.
The ACB team has started the further investigation by registering a case against the accused officer and the middle man under the Prevention of Corruption Act at ACB <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-cops-rescue-newborn-baby-hours-after-kidnapping-at-govt-hospital-in-chandrapur-23293412" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">police</a> station Gurugram. The accused were produced in a city court on Tuesday and sent into judicial custody, Kumar said.
In another incident, the ACB arrested a junior engineer of the Sohna Municipal Corporation on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a contractor.
According to the ACB, Om Prakash allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a corporation contractor in lieu of restarting the construction work being done by him.
We are questioning the accused and he will be produced in a city court on Wednesday, the spokesperson said.
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The accused has been identified as Munish Narang, an enforcement officer of the EPFO, Jitender Kumar, the spokesperson of the Gurugram ACB said

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