Executive Engineer, PWD Electrical Division, Tezpur caught red handed while taking bribe of Rs 40,000
Guwahati: An Executive Engineer, PWD Electrical Division, Tezpur, has been caught red-handed by the Assam ACB Team led by SP, while the Executive Engineer was accepting a Bribe amount of Rs. 40,000 from the complainant, an Electrical Contractor, in the office of Executive Engineer PWD Electrical Division, Tezpur located at Rubber Bagaan in Tezpur.
The PWD Electrical Division was identified as Narayan Chandra Dey.
The bribe money has been seized from the possession of the accused by the ACB team.
As per a press communiqué, the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs. 50,000 for approving bill regarding electrical work done by the contractor at Tezpur Executive Engineer PWD office Tezpur, Dhekiajuli PHC and Biswanath Chariali Civil Hospital. Today the complainant was to pay the amount as per demand.
Thus the complainant had earlier approached the ACB PS in the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti Corruption, Assam and a Trap was laid down as per standard procedure in a matter of ACB PS Case No. 02/2020 U/S 7(a) of PC Act (as amended in 2018).
The accused Public Servant has been arrested and will be forwarded to the Special Court at Guwahati tomorrow. House search of the accused persons is being conducted in Guwahati and Tezpur. Due procedures are being observed.