Overview
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a Social Security Officer posted at the ESIC Regional Director’s office in Jammu.
- Officials said the officer was caught red-handed while accepting a Rs 9,000 bribe from the complainant.
- According to the complaint, the officer initially demanded Rs 10,000 to close the proceedings and later agreed to Rs 9,000.
- The complaint stated that ESIC had issued notices for non-deposit of contributions to a firm the complainant’s wife said was defunct.
- CBI registered a case, laid a trap, and apprehended the accused during the alleged payoff.