JAIPUR: A team of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested an executive engineer and a retired executive engineer of Public Works Department (PWD) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.26 lakh.
The retired executive engineer took the bribe amount allegedly on behalf of the executive engineer from the complainant in lieu of clearing his bills related to the construction of houses for Rajasthan Armed Constabulary at Bharatpur.
According to ACB authorities, the complainant, who is a private contractor, accused that executive engineer Ashok Kumar Verma was demanding a hefty amount of bribe in lieu of clearing the bills. "Verma is on deputation with the Police Housing Corporation that works to build quarters and buildings for police and sits at police headquarters. After the complaint, we verified it and laid a trap," said Dinesh M N, Inspector General of Police, ACB, said.
According to ACB officials, both the accused had accepted a bribe of Rs 60,000 earlier, but they were again demanding for a bribe of Rs 1.26 lakh. "The complainant was fed up and he approached us and narrated his plight. Thus, after verification of his complaint, a trap was laid and both the officers were caught red-handed for accepting the bribe," he added.
As per the plan, the complainant with the bribe money visited a house in Jhotwata locality. "We first arrested G S Chahar, a retired assistant engineer of PWD who was taking bribe on behalf of the executive engineer. Thereafter the arrest of Verma was also made," said Chanchal Mishra, additional SP, ACB.
The ACB team also raided other places that belong to both the accused. "It was found that some houses were constructed at Bharatpur that were meant for police use. A private contractor was building these houses. These officers were not clearing his pending bills and were asking for bribe," said a senior officer.