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Maharashtra: ACB nabs two for demanding bribe from power consumer

After being alerted by the complainant, ACB laid a trap on Wednesday and caught a middleman accepting Rs 7,000 of the bribe allegedly on behalf of an official

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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a senior technician of state-run power distributor Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) and a middleman for demanding and accepting a bribe from a power consumer in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.

Technician Gopal Paliwal disconnected the power supply of the complainant's home on July 31 but the latter reconnected it on his own, said Dayanand Gawade, deputy superintendent of police (ACB-Palghar) in a statement, according to the PTI.

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