LUCKNOW, Aug. 4 -- The state government on Monday suspended Dinesh Kumar Verma-the junior engineer of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)-two days after the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment arrested him in an alleged Rs.7.5 lakh bribery case.

The government also ordered a departmental inquiry against him. The suspension order was issued after the LDA vice-chairman recommended disciplinary action against the accused JE.

Verma along with supervisor Chandra Prakash and private individual Shravan Kumar was arrested on August 1 while allegedly accepting the bribe. Following the arrest, the state government placed him under suspension with immediate effect under the relevant provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipl...