UPEC engineer arrested for accepting bribe
Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar An executive engineer of Uttar Pradesh Electricity Corporation (UPEC) was caught while allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 50,000 in Shamli district, officials said today.
The accused has been identified as D B Gupta. A vigilance team yesterday caught him while accepting bribe from Mukesh, manager of a factory, who wanted to raise the load of his power connection, DSP of vigilance department Rajiv Kumar Singh said.
The engineer had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from Mukesh, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused and investigation is underway, the DSP said.