Bribe: Weight department inspector chargesheeted

Solan, March 18

The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) filed a chargesheet before Special Judge, Solan, against an inspector of the Weight and Measurement Department (WMD) and an official of Niti Raj Engineering Ltd in a bribery case last evening.

ADGP, VACB, Anurag Garg said the requisite prosecution sanction was sought from the competent authority in this case and chargesheet was filed against an inspector, WMD, and an official of Niti Raj Engineering Ltd, Parwanoo.

Naresh Thakur’s car was intercepted in Parwanoo outside the premises of a company engaged in the business of manufacturing weighing machines in January 2019. He was known to be collecting money from such companies in lieu of putting his seal on the weighing machines manufactured by them.

During the search, currency notes worth Rs 4.5 lakh were recovered from the car about which the accused officer could not give any explanation. A case of bribery was registered at the bureau’s Solan office and during investigation, it was established that the accused had collected money from Niti Raj Engineering Ltd for passing the weighing machines manufactured by it. — TNS