Coimbatore: Coimbatore Electricity Board Assistant Engineer was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 23,000 to remove a power pole.
Coimbatore: Coimbatore Electricity Board Assistant Engineer was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 23,000 to remove a power pole.
Jayanthi, 45, of Anaikatti, Coimbatore, applied to the Chinnathadagam Electricity Board office to move the power pole near her residence.
Sureshbabu, 49, an electricity assistant engineer, has demanded Rs 80,000, along with the amount due to the government. Finally, with a bribe of ₹23,000, he asked for ₹55,000. Jayanthi agreed and lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Police. Jayanthi. They handed over chemical laced banknotes to her and she paid the bribe to the Assistant Engineer of the Chinnathadagam Electricity Board.
At that time, the Anti-Corruption Additional SP, Divya-led police rounded up and arrested Sureshbabu. Following this, they searched his house in Pannimadai till midnight yesterday and seized documents and are under ongoing investigation. The public can lodge a complaint against those who ask for bribes at Door No: 4, Ramasamy Nagar, Near Fire Station, Kavundampalayam, Coimbatore - 641030.
Divya, an additional SP of Coimbatore Anti-Corruption, said that further information can be passed to 0422-2449550, WhatsApp number 95977 87550 and/or email [email protected].
Jayanthi, 45, of Anaikatti, Coimbatore, applied to the Chinnathadagam Electricity Board office to move the power pole near her residence.
Sureshbabu, 49, an electricity assistant engineer, has demanded Rs 80,000, along with the amount due to the government. Finally, with a bribe of ₹23,000, he asked for ₹55,000. Jayanthi agreed and lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Police. Jayanthi. They handed over chemical laced banknotes to her and she paid the bribe to the Assistant Engineer of the Chinnathadagam Electricity Board.
At that time, the Anti-Corruption Additional SP, Divya-led police rounded up and arrested Sureshbabu. Following this, they searched his house in Pannimadai till midnight yesterday and seized documents and are under ongoing investigation. The public can lodge a complaint against those who ask for bribes at Door No: 4, Ramasamy Nagar, Near Fire Station, Kavundampalayam, Coimbatore - 641030.
Divya, an additional SP of Coimbatore Anti-Corruption, said that further information can be passed to 0422-2449550, WhatsApp number 95977 87550 and/or email [email protected].