Lokayukta traps Mescom engineer while accepting bribe
Udupi: Sleuths of Karnataka Lokayukta (Mangaluru division) caught an assistant executive engineer (AEE) of Mescom office in Brahmavar, Udupi, while allegedly accepting a bribe on Friday.
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Ashok Poojary, Mescom AEE, allegedly harassed a person for about two months for providing an electricity connection to a house. To provide the connection, Poojary demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant. Unwilling to pay a bribe for a govt service, the complainant reported the matter to the Udupi Lokayukta police station, said Kumarachandra, SP (in-charge), Lokayukta.
On Friday morning, Poojary was caught by Lokayukta police at the Brahmavar Mescom office while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant.
The officer was taken into custody, and the investigation is going on, he said.
Manjunath, in-charge deputy superintendent of police, Lokayukta, Udupi, Rajendra Naik, M, police inspector, Lokayukta, Udupi, and Bharati, G, police inspector, Lokayukta, Mangaluru, along with staff from the Udupi and Mangalore Lokayukta stations were part of the operation.
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