The state vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested a Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) junior engineer red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹5,000, an officials spokesperson said.
The official added that Kuldeep Singh, posted at PSPCL’s Cheema Chowk office was caught while taking the second instalment of the bribe.
The accused had already taken ₹10,000 as the first instalment, the official said.
The spokesperson said the accused was arrested based on a complaint filed one Jaswinder Pal Singh, a resident of Ram Nagar, Shingar Road.
He said the complainant approached the VB, alleging that the accused sought a bribe of ₹36,000 for installing a new electricity meter at his tea stall, and the deal was struck at ₹15,000.
The spokesperson added that after a preliminary inquiry, a VB team laid a trap during and arrested the accused red-handed at his office.
A case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act at the VB police station, Ludhiana range.
The officials said the accused will be produced in a court on Wednesday and investigation is ongoing.