Maharashtra: Two MSEB employees held for taking bribe

DN Bureau

Two employees of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) have been arrested in Thane for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a person for saving his relative in a power theft case, the ACB said on Wednesday.

Representational image
Representational image


Thane: Two employees of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) have been arrested in Thane for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a person for saving his relative in a power theft case, the ACB said on Wednesday.

Also Read: Govt employee arrested for taking bribe in Jodhpur

MSEB's assistant engineer Mohammad J Siddiqui (27) allegedly demanded the money recently from the man for not registering an offence against his mother-in-law in connection with power theft and also not recovering the penalty, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.

The man approached the ACB which a laid a trap and caught MSEB's technician Vilas Kamble (46) red-handed on Tuesday while accepting Rs 30,000 on behalf of Siddiqui, it said in a release.

Also Read: Two arrested for taking bribe in Rajasthan

Siddiqui was also subsequently arrested and both the accused were booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, it added. (PTI)










Related Stories