ACB traps, arrests Engineers of Jammu Power Distribution Corpn for demanding, accepting bribe

Jammu : The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K ACB) on Tuesday said that it has trapped and arrested Engineers of Jammu Power Development Corporation for demanding and accepting bribe.
In a statement issued on Tuesday J&K ACB said “a complaint was received, wherein the complainant had alleged that he is an Electrical Contractor and was allotted tendered work by STD-I, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Jammu for relocating 33 KVA Line at Jagti in front of IIM and he had submitted bills after completion of work allotted to him on 10.02.2022”.
In the above mentioned complaint the said complainant, according to above referred J&K ACB statement, further alleged that he has received payment amounting to ₹15,04000/- only out of total value of bill amounting to ₹19,41,000/- and balance amount of ₹3,82000/- is still to be released by Surinder Kumar, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE).
Stating further that when the complainant visited the office of Surinder Kumar, AEE, he demanded bribe @ 3% of already released amount of ₹15,04000/- which comes to ₹48,000/-, J&K ACB in it’s statement further said the said accused further asked him to give the said amount of ₹48,000/- to Charanjeet Singh, Assistant Engineer (AE) and only then he will release the balance payment of ₹3,82,000/-.
J&K ACB in it’s statement furthermore said that upon receiving the instant complaint a case FIR No. 05/2022 P/S ACB Jammu U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and 120 IPC was registered at P/S ACB, Jammu. Subsequently and a trap team was constituted whereupon the accused Surinder Kumar, AEE and Charanjeet Singh, AE posted in STD-I, JPDCL, Jammu were caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of ₹48,000/- from the complainant.
“Both the accused were arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team”, reads the J&K ACB statement, adding that “ the bribe money was also recovered from the possession of the above named accused in presence of independent witnesses”, stating therein further that “ Immediately after the trap, searches were conducted in residential houses of the accused and further investigation into the case is on”.