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Power utility engineer arrested for taking ₹50K bribe in Thane
An engineer of state-run power firm MSEDCL was on Friday arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 from an electricity consumer to reduce his bill, the
Published on: Nov 23, 2019, 01:28:45 IST
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An engineer of state-run power firm MSEDCL was on Friday arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 from an electricity consumer to reduce his bill, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
The accused, Vishal Bagul, 32, a junior engineer with the Warsoli branch of MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd) at Alibag in adjoining Raigad district demanded a bribe of ₹1.10 lakh from the consumer to reduce his power bill of ₹2,47,560, an ACB official said.
The aggrieved consumer lodged a complaint with the Thane range of ACB, which laid a trap and arrested Bagul while accepting the first instalment of ₹50,000, said additional superintendent of police (Thane Range ACB) Mukund Hatote.
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