Ghaziabad, June 27: A Special CBI Court in Ghaziabad has issued an ad-interim order to seize two Noida properties owned by former EPFO officer Brajesh Ranjan Jha in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
According to officials, the Special Judge of the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch passed the order under Section 3 of the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944. The properties in question are believed to have been purchased with wealth exceeding Jha’s known sources of income.
Jha, who served as Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer at the EPFO’s Regional Office in Noida, came under scrutiny when the CBI registered a case against him on January 29, 2024. The investigation revealed that between October 1, 2010, and August 13, 2020, he had amassed assets worth Rs 86.37 lakh — over 150% more than his lawful income.
Evidence suggested that Jha had invested in two residential flats in Noida during this period, which were deemed disproportionate to his earnings. A chargesheet against him was filed on December 20, 2024.
In a related development earlier this month, the CBI arrested Anil Rath, a Senior Social Security Assistant (SSSA) with the EPFO’s Berhampur office in Odisha. Rath was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a chartered accountant in exchange for approving certain employer applications on the EPFO portal.
The complaint, filed by Suraj Kumar Dash, accused Rath of deliberately delaying approvals for two employers — Jai Jagannath Infratech and Uttam Padhi — citing incomplete documents. The CBI registered the case on June 12, charging Rath under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to criminal conspiracy.
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