Faridabad, Nov 13 (PTI) The Gurugram team of the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) on Friday arrested a junior engineer (JE) posted with the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) in Faridabad while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh, an official said.
The accused, Surendra Kumar, was due to be promoted to the post of Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) on Friday, but was arrested hours before his scheduled promotion, the official said.
According to an ACB official, the case relates to a Rs 10.50-crore tender for laying underground power cables in Sectors 76 and 78 of Faridabad. The contract was awarded to the complainant’s firm.
After a payment of Rs 3.46 crore was released for the work, Kumar allegedly demanded Rs 7 lakh, amounting to a two per cent commission, the official said, citing the complaint.
The contractor subsequently approached the SV&ACB with a complaint. Following an investigation, the Gurugram vigilance team laid a trap and caught Kumar allegedly accepting the first instalment of Rs 3 lakh on Friday, they added.
“The operation was conducted under the leadership of Inspector Jaipal Singh. During the trap, Rishabh, an assistant engineer with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Gurugram, was present as a gazetted officer,” the official said. PTI COR MDO
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