MCG engineer held for taking ₹1L bribe to allow warehouse in Daultabad

The accused, Sandeep Kumar, was caught red-handed at Rajiv Chowk while allegedly taking money from the complainant

The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a junior engineer (JE) of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) for allegedly accepting a ₹1 lakh bribe from a trader to permit the construction of a warehouse in Daultabad, officials said on Wednesday.

A senior MCG official, requesting anonymity, said that the junior engineer has been suspended with immediate effect, and a departmental proceeding will be initiated against him for further action. (File Photo)

The accused, Sandeep Kumar, was caught red-handed at Rajiv Chowk while allegedly taking money from the complainant, Mahipal Singh, said Anshu Singla, superintendent of police, ACB Gurugram.

Singh, a resident of Sheetala Colony in Sector 5, had begun building a warehouse on his private land in Daultabad about a month ago, officials said. According to a senior ACB official, Kumar visited the construction site and halted work, calling it an encroachment and illegal.

“To allow the work to continue, Kumar demanded a ₹1.5 lakh bribe nearly two weeks ago. After negotiations, Singh paid ₹50,000 near the Air Force station on Sohna Road on Tuesday morning and agreed to pay ₹1 lakh more by evening,” the official said.

A senior MCG official, requesting anonymity, said that the JE has been suspended with immediate effect, and a departmental proceeding will be initiated against him for further action.