EPFO official arrested by CBI in bribery case
The CBI has arrested an official of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) while allegedly accepting a bribe of â¹20,000. Avinash Patra was arrested at his office while accepting the bribe from a contractor. The contractor, responsible for maintaining gardens on the premises of EPFO offices, had complained Patra demanded a bribe, threatening to create trouble for him otherwise.