Chandigarh| Junior engineer caught accepting ₹8,000 bribe

Junior engineer Satish Sharma was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹8,000 from a Maloya resident for not imposing a fine on him; the CBI then conducted searches at the premises of the accused at Chandigarh and Yamunanagar which led to recovery of ₹2 lakh

A junior engineer (JE) with the UT electrical department was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹8,000 from a Maloya resident for not imposing a fine on him.

The junior engineer was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹8,000 in his office in Sector 40, Chandigarh. (HT File)

The accused has been identified as Satish Sharma, posted as junior engineer (JE) in the electrical department, Chandigarh. The case was registered on the complaint of Rajinder, a resident of Maloya, at whose residence the accused had conducted an inspection.

Rajinder said that the JE, after inspection, claimed that there was a power overload as there was only one electricity meter for two houses.

The JE allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹10,000, while stating that if the complainant failed to pay up, he will be made to pay a higher fine amount.

The official was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹8,000 in his office in Sector 40, Chandigarh.

The CBI then conducted searches at the premises of the accused at Chandigarh and Yamunanagar which led to recovery of ₹2 lakh. Accused Satish was produced before the CBI court, Chandigarh, and sent to judicial custody.