SRINAGAR, APR 1: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two public servants from the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in Srinagar in a bribery case linked to the Batmaloo office.
The accused have been identified as Vinay Kumar, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, EPFO, Kashmir Region, and Amin Sofi, a Senior Security Assistant posted at the EP Foundation office in Batmaloo.
According to a CBI statement, the arrests were made after the Senior Security Assistant was caught red‑handed accepting ₹50,000 from a complainant as part of an alleged ₹1.5 lakh bribe. The accused RPFC had reportedly demanded the money to avoid taking adverse action and imposing a heavy penalty against the complainant’s school.
The CBI registered the case on March 31, 2026, and laid a trap the same day, apprehending the Security Assistant while collecting the bribe and later arresting the RPFC after he allegedly acknowledged the receipt of the amount through a middleman.
The agency said further investigation is underway, reiterating that giving or taking bribes is a punishable offence and urging citizens to report any such incidents.
