Face2News/Srinagar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two public servants- Vijay Kumar,  Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (RPFC) and Middle man Amin Sofi Senior Security Assistant of employees of Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Batmaloo, Kashmir Region, Srinagar while accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from the complainant in a bribery case. 

The CBI registered the instant case on 31.03.2026 against the said accused. It was alleged that the accused Regional Provident Fund Commissioner demanded a bribe of Rs. 1,50,000 from the complainant for not taking adverse action & charging hefty penalty against the school of the complainant. 

The CBI laid a trap on 31.03.2026 and caught the accused Senior Security Assistant red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs. 50,000 from the complainant Sanjay Verma, Chairman, Vijay Memorial Instiitute, Beehama Gadarbal ,   The accused RPFC was also arrested after acknowledging the acceptance of a bribe by the middleman (Senior Security Assistant)