Vinod M Jain
The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Monday trapped a Bescom official while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.3 lakh.
The arrested is Rajesh KV,Executive Engineer(Elec),E-11 Division,BESCOM, Indiranagara, Bengaluru.
According to the police, the complainant, an electrical contractor, reached out the Lokayukta police claiming that Rajesh had sought Rs 7 lakh bribe to “reactivate electric meters and to provide 24 KW new connection to complainant’s client”.
The Lokayukta police officials laid a trap and caught Rajesh red handed when he accepted Rs 3 lakh as part of the bribe from the complainant.
A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered and further probe is underway, officials said.
