Telangana power utility engineer caught red-handed accepting Rs 1.20 lakh bribe

A Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) Assistant Engineer was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.20 lakh to approve applications for six new electricity meters in Hyderabad.The accused, Pandala Sandhaya Rakesh, was posted as an assistant engineer at TGSPDCL’s Madannapet Section under the Santosh Nagar Sub-Division.According to the bureau, Rakesh had demanded Rs 1.20 lakh from the complainant in exchange for approving online applications for six new electricity meters to replace old meters that had gone missing.Following a complaint, officials from the ACB’s City Range-II laid a trap and caught the engineer while he was accepting the bribe. The tainted cash was also recovered from his possession. The bureau alleged that Rakesh had abused his official position to seek undue advantage in return for performing his duties.Rakesh was produced before the Principal Special Judge for Special Police Establishment and Anti-Corruption Bureau cases at Nampally and remanded to judicial custody. The investigation is underway. - Ends