<p>The Lokayukta special court on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs 60,000 on a BWSSB engineer convicted of bribery charges.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rangaswamy was working as a junior engineer at the Nagawara office of the BWSSB in 2011. A contractor by name Jagdish Kumar had approached him seeking a quality certificate for the work he had executed. Rangaswamy had demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 to issue the certificate.<br /><br />The contractor approached the Lokayukta and a trap was laid. The engineer was arrested red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 60,000. The Lokayukta special court convicted Rangaswamy for offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act.<br /><br />He has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for offence under Section 7 and two years under Section 13 (1) (d) of the Act. The sentences run concurrently, Special Public Prosecutor for Lokayukta police D Ramesh Babu said.</p>
<p>The Lokayukta special court on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs 60,000 on a BWSSB engineer convicted of bribery charges.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rangaswamy was working as a junior engineer at the Nagawara office of the BWSSB in 2011. A contractor by name Jagdish Kumar had approached him seeking a quality certificate for the work he had executed. Rangaswamy had demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 to issue the certificate.<br /><br />The contractor approached the Lokayukta and a trap was laid. The engineer was arrested red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 60,000. The Lokayukta special court convicted Rangaswamy for offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act.<br /><br />He has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for offence under Section 7 and two years under Section 13 (1) (d) of the Act. The sentences run concurrently, Special Public Prosecutor for Lokayukta police D Ramesh Babu said.</p>
