Updated Apr 09, 2021 | 20:58 IST
The accused junior engineer of Jal Nigam in Ghaziabad had demanded Rs 21 lakh bribe in two installments from a contractor to desilt the Muradnagar-Delhi water pipeline. The accused has been booked under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Kavi Nagar police station. | Photo Credit: ANI
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The accused Vikram Singh had demanded Rs 25 lakh bribe to measure the silt.
Ghaziabad: In a major operation by a team of Vigilance department officials from Meerut, a junior engineer of the Ghaziabad Jal Nigam has been arrested for taking Rs 13 lakh bribe.
The accused has been identified as Vikram Singh, who lives in Ghaziabad. Jal Nigam had given a contract of Rs 3.6 cr to a contractor identified as Satish Kumar to remove silt from a water pipeline in Muradnagar to Delhi.