Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Govt employee of UPCL arrested for accepting bribe

STAFF WRITER 13:56 HRS IST

Dehradun, Feb 9 (PTI) An accountant of state-owned Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh, officials said today.

Mahendra Kumar Bhargav was arrested by a vigilance team yesterday while accepting the bribe for settling an electricity bill.

Later, a raid was conducted by the vigilance team at Bhargav's house and Rs 13 lakh in cash, some jewellery and documents of properties and other investments were recovered.

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