Kolkata: The state Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) official for allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe in New Barrackpore.
A local resident had approached the official for installation of a 315 KVA transformer for a new commercial electricity connection. The official allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 to expedite the process. Following a complaint, ACB officers laid a trap near the official’s workplace and caught him red-handed accepting marked currency notes. The money was seized.
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