| ACB arrests KPDCL JEs, meter reader for accepting bribe | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 13: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested junior engineers Masood Ahmad and Ghulam Mohammad Bhat and Inspector Abdul Rashid Bhat, Meter Reader of special sub division, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Tangmarg for demanding & accepting bribe of Rs. 2,60,000
The ACB received a complaint from a resident of village Gofbal Kunzer, district Baramulla alleging therein that that his father is the proprietor of a manufacturing unit situated at Gofbal Kunzer. The unit is being run by him with the help of his family since 2014. The complainant alleged that he had applied before AEE Tangmarg for upgrading the electricity consumption/sanction load from presently 63 KV to 250 KV in November 2021.
Masood, Bhat and Inspector Rashid demanded huge amount as bribe for the settlement/ processing of his file for upgrading the load. They settled for Rs. 2, 60,000 as demand for completing the work. On receipt of the complaint, Case FIR No. 12/2022 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered in PS ACB Baramulla and investigation taken up.
During the course of investigation a trap team constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed the officials while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 2, 60,000.
They were arrested on the spot by the ACB team. The bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses. The role of Junaid Ahmad Mir, Assistant Executive Engineer and Manzoor Ahmad Bukhari, Assistant Engineer of KPDCL, Special Sub Division, Tangmarg is also being investigated. |
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