HSVP junior engineer held for taking Rs.3L bribe in F'bad
Gurugram, Nov. 14 -- A junior engineer of the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) was arrested allegedly while accepting a Rs.3 lakh bribe from a firm official at HSVP's Sector 12 office in Faridabad on Friday, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
Surender Kumar, 49, allegedly demanded Rs.7 lakh to facilitate the release of Rs.3.46 crore sanctioned to the firm for laying underground electricity feeder cables in Sectors 76 and 78 under a Rs.10.5 crore contract.
Inspector Jaipal Singh said the bribe was to be paid in two instalments. Kumar was arrested while receiving the first instalment, and the money was recovered from him.
An FIR was registered at the ACB police station in Gurugram under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act on the firm's official's complaint....
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