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JAMMU: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested two engineers of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) for accepting a bribe of Rs 48,000, an official said.
Assistant Executive Engineer, Surinder Kumar and Assistant Engineer Charanjeet Singh were caught red-handed accepting an amount of Rs 48,000 as bribe, a spokesman of ACB said.
He further told that after receiving a complaint from an electrical contractor, stating that he had been awarded a tender for relocating 33 KVA Line at Jagti by JPDCL, and had submitted bills after completion of work on February 10.
He further said that even though his bill amounted to Rs 19.41 lakh, he received only Rs 15.04 lakh from department, the spokesman said. When the complainant visited office of AEE to enquire about remaining Rs 3.82 lakh, the officer demanded a bribe of Rs 48,000 and asked him to give the same to Charanjeet, he said. After the matter was reported, FIR No. 05/2022 was registered at Police Station ACB, Jammu under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and 120 of IPC and a trap team was hatched by ACB, which caught both officers, red handed, in act of accepting bribe and were taken into custody, said official, adding that bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses. Searches were conducted at residences of both accused and matter is further being inquired, he said.