Govt official arrested for taking Rs.75k bribe
Jammu, April 6 -- A junior engineer in Power Development Department was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Gandhi Nagar area here on Sunday for taking bribe of Rs 75,000, officials said.Anirudh Sharma, posted as JE in Sub-Division Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (PDD) Katra was booked under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act following his arrest, an ACB spokesperson said.
He said a search was also conducted in the accused's house in Jammu's Janipur in presence of a magistrate. A complaint was received at ACB against the accused public servant, claiming that he is demanding bribe for replacement of electric meter and reducing the monthly electric bill, the spokesperson said.
He said a team caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 75,000. The accused was arrested on the spot and the bribe money was also recovered from him. pti...
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