The CBI today arrested an enforcement officer with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh while he was allegedly accepting a bribe amount of Rs 5,000.
The CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch here registered a case under relevant Sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, against B Venkata Ramana, on the basis of a complaint about demand and acceptance of illegal gratification of Rs 5,000 for allowing the issue of non remittance of provident fund dues to an establishment, an official release said.
"The accused was caught red handed while accepting the trap amount of Rs 5,000 and he was arrested and searches were conducted at his residence in Anantapur. Some incriminating documents seized," it said.
The accused will be produced before the Special Judge for CBI cases tomorrow, said the release.
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