Ludhiana, March 22 -- A junior engineer of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has been booked in Ludhiana for allegedly failing to submit mandatory stock records, causing a financial discrepancy of over Rs.12.25 lakh.

The accused, posted in the Agar Nagar division (Special), has been identified as Bikkar Singh. He was booked at Sarabha Nagar police station under Section 316(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (criminal breach of trust by a public servant). The complaint was filed by the office of the assistant engineer (technical-3) after repeated attempts to obtain the records failed. The case revolves around the annual stock reconciliation process, under which junior engineers must submit detailed records of materials drawn from depa...