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Crime
Ex-EPFO Official Gets 5-Year Jail Term
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 31 Jul 2026, 11:35 AM
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A former EPFO regional commissioner has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for accepting a bribe. The special court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh.
A significant judgment has been passed by a special court in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The court has sentenced a former regional commissioner of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment. This verdict comes after the official was found guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a bidi businessman. The court's decision is a strong message against corruption. The former official's actions were deemed a serious violation of the law, leading to this severe punishment.