CBI nabs junior engineer for taking Rs 8,000 as bribe
THE CENTRAL Bureau of Investigation on Monday night arrested a Junior Engineer, working with the electrical department of the UT Administration, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000.
A CBI sleuth said that subsequent searches at the Chandigarh and Yamunanangar residences of the Junior Engineer later led to the recovery of a further Rs 2 lakh.
As per details, the junior engineer, Satish Kumar, had demanded a bribe from a man for not imposing a fine on him. Sources said that Kumar had told the man that a complaint had been received against him regarding excessive electricity load and using only one electricity metre for two houses. Kumar had also conducted a inspection of the man’s electricity metre/connection.
