Bescom engineer, contractor held for taking bribe for temporary meter

Lokayukta police caught an electrical contractor red-handed accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe for an Assistant Executive Engineer at BESCOM in exchange for sanctioning additional power supply.

Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday caught red-handed an electrical contractor allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 on behalf of an Assistant Executive Engineer attached to BESCOM for sanctioning additional power supply for a temporary electricity meter, officials said.

Complainant N Raghuraj (30), a resident of Sanjeevini Nagar in Hegganahalli area of Peenya, approached Lokayukta police alleging that the official had demanded a bribe to sanction an additional 25 kilowatts of power for the temporary meter connection.

According to officials, the accused officer allegedly instructed the complainant to hand over the bribe amount to Kantharaju, an electrical contractor.

The contractor was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting the Rs 50,000 bribe amount.

The accused officer was arrested and further investigation is under way, officials said.