GJ-CBI-BRIBE

The CBI Friday arrested an

official of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)

in Vadodara in Gujarat for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5

lakh.

R K Tiwari, an Enforcement Officer with the EPFO, was

arrested while accepting the bribe from a local builder, the

agency said in a release.

The builder had received a notice from the EPFO

regarding depositing of provident fund of his employees, and

Tiwari allegedly promised to pass a "favourable order" if he

paid the bribe.

After negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs 10

lakh, the CBI said.

After the builder filed a complaint, CBI sleuths laid

a trap and arrested Tiwari while accepting the "first

instalment" of Rs 5 lakh, it said.