New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday announced the arrest of a Social Security Officer from the Office of the Regional Director, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Jammu.
The officer was apprehended for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 9,000 from a complainant.
The accused has been identified as Satyender Kumar.
The CBI registered the case based on a complaint stating that the complainant's wife owned a private firm that had been defunct and had conducted no business since its inception.
"However, the ESIC Regional Office in Jammu had been harassing them by issuing notices under Section 45A for non-deposit of contributions to the ESIC. When the complainant met the Social...