CBI nabs one in Rajkot EPFO bribery case

Rajkot: The CBI has nabbed an agent of a Deputy Regional Commissioner of EPFO for accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a courier company (Angadia) on Gondal Road in Rajkot.

Neeraj Singh, working as Deputy Commissioner EPFO in Rajkot, issued a recovery notice to industries and government contractors for the year 2004 and asked them to take action for recovery as stated in the notice. His agent, Chirag Jasani, who operates a consulting office on Akshar Road, contacted the industries and contractors and extorted lakhs of rupees in exchange for arranging settlements.

A government contractor on Gondal Road reported the matter to the CBI in Gandhinagar. The CBI traced the mobile phones of both the accused individuals. The amount to be taken was initially planned to be Rs 20 lakh, followed by Rs 13 lakh and Rs 12 lakh in subsequent stages during the operation. The CBI team apprehended the agent, Chirag Jasani, while he was accepting Rs 2 lakh on Gondal Road. Chirag Jasani’s three-day remand was granted by the Ahmedabad court. The residence of the accused EPFO Deputy Commissioner, Nirajsingh, has been sealed. DeshGujarat