Jammu, March 15 (UNI) The sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau on Tuesday arrested engineers of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) in bribery case.
The ACB spokesman said that acting on a complaint wherein it was stated the complainant is an Electrical Contractor and was allotted tendered work by STD-I, JPDCL, Jammu for relocating 33 KVA Line at Jagti in front of IIM and had submitted bills after completion of work allotted to him on February 12, 2022.
He further complained that he has received payment amounting to Rs 15,04000/- only out of total value of bill amounting to Rs 19,41,000/- and a balance amount is still to be released by Surinder Kumar, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE).
“When the complainant visited the office of the AEE, he demanded bribe @ 3 percent of already released amount of which comes to Rs 48,000 and demanded the same to be paid to Charanjeet Singh, Assistant Engineer (AE) and only then the balance payment will be released,” said the ACB spokesman as per the complaint.
He said that acting upon the complaint a case was registered and a trap team was constituted whereupon the accused Surinder Kumar, AEE and Charanjeet Singh, AE posted in STD-I, JPDCL, Jammu were caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 48,000/- from the complainant.
Both the accused were arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team, he added and said, “the bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses.” Immediately after the trap, searches were conducted in residential houses of the accused. Further investigation into the case is on, he said.
