CBI Books Over 20 Corrupt EPFO Officials For Receiving Bribes From Private PF Consultants

NEW DELHI: In a crackdown against corrupt official, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested over 20 Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) officers in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur for allegedly receiving illegal gratification from private provident fund consultants via payment apps such as PayTM, PhonePe, and Google Pay, among others, in exchange for performing their regular duties such as claim settlements.

After receiving information that some EPFO officials were engaging in gross misconduct, the central probe agency conducted a joint surprise check with the EPFO vigilance department in Guntur, during which it took the mobile phones of some employees with their cooperation.

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According to officials, a search of their phones revealed a profusion of information concerning EPFO recipients such as UANs, passwords, and OTPs being shared with some phone numbers of private PF consultants.

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“Furthermore, data exchanged between officials and such private consultants suggests that they are obtaining illicit gratification/undue advantage in exchange for performing EPFO official job. Unauthorized advantage in the form of money is received using various mobile payment apps such as PayTM, PhonePe, and Google Pay, among others,” according to the FIR.

According to the phone analysis, employees received images of payments made using mobile apps after sharing their UAN and respective passwords with consultants.

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