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Haryana anti-graft bureau arrests two power utility staff in separate bribery traps

Chandigarh, Sep 19 (UNI) Haryana's anti-corruption bureau arrested two electricity utility employees in separate operations on Saturday, including an assistant lineman accused of seeking a total of ₹7 lakh for arranging a power connection and related work, officials said.
The two cases, registered in Sonipat and Jind, involved employees linked to the state's northern and southern power distribution utilities, and bribes ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹2 lakh, according to the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB).
In the larger case, Prem, 32, an assistant lineman engaged through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam at Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam's Bahalgarh office in Sonipat, was arrested after allegedly accepting ₹2 lakh in a trap laid by the bureau.
The complainant had approached the bureau alleging that money was being sought for a meter connection, installation of an electricity pole, and other work required for his tray farm.
He told investigators that ₹5 lakh had already been paid earlier and that another ₹2 lakh was being demanded, taking the alleged bribe amount to ₹7 lakh.
The bureau said it verified the complaint before laying the trap and arrested Prem while he was allegedly receiving the ₹2 lakh payment.
The investigation has widened beyond the arrested employee, with the bureau examining the role of a UHBVN clerk at Bahalgarh and another unidentified employee. They had not been arrested as of Saturday, officials said.
A case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at the SV&ACB police station in Rohtak.
Hours apart, another bureau team in Jind arrested DHBVN lineman Baljit Singh for allegedly taking ₹5,000 from a farmer after a new transformer had been installed on his agricultural land.
The complainant alleged that Singh sought the payment on behalf of himself and a junior engineer.
Acting on the complaint, a team headed by Jind SV&ACB unit chief Inspector Mohinder Singh laid a trap at Uchana and arrested Singh while he was allegedly receiving the money, the bureau said. The ₹5,000 was recovered from him.
A gazetted officer and a shadow witness were present during the operation, it added.
The Jind case has been registered at the bureau's Karnal police station under Sections 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The bureau said investigators were looking into whether other officials were involved in either case.
The allegations against the accused and other employees under investigation have not been tested in court.
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