2 MES officials arrested for bribery in Jammu

Jammu, August 22

Two senior employees of the Military Engineering Services (MES) were arrested after they were allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 here, an official said on Sunday.

Assistant Garrison Engineer Abhay Kumar and Junior Engineer Atma Singh were caught taking Rs 20,000 each in a swift operation on Saturday following a complaint about their involvement in corrupt practices, the spokesperson of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.

He said searches were conducted at the official and residential premises of the accused and further investigation was under progress. The spokesperson said the ACB received the complaint alleging that contracts for different kinds of works were allotted by Garrison Engineer (North), Akhnoor, for construction of various types of building to be utilised by the Army between 2017-2020. — PTI

Premises searched

• After Assistant Garrison Engineer Abhay Kumar and Junior Engineer Atma Singh were caught, ACB officials searched their houses and offices
• Officials said they were delaying completion certificate process for clearance of payment to complainant for bribe