Shimla, Sept. 26 -- Three retired engineers from the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) and two directors of a company have been booked in connection with providing undue benefits to a private company causing losses worth around Rs.11.84 crore to the electricity board.

The accused have been identified as Er Rajesh Thakur, former chief engineer (operations), Er Anup Dhiman, former superintending engineer (Operations), Er Y R Sharma, former chief engineer (Commercial) and directors of Gilvert Ispat Pvt Ltd, Abhin Moudgil and Umesh Moudgial.

An FIR has been registered against the accused on Wednesday at state vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau's police station in Shimla under Sections 420, 120B of Indian penal Code...