<p>ACB sleuths trapped a junior engineer and a water supervisor of Yelburga town panchayat office when they were receiving bribe from a contractor to do an official favour on Friday. <br /><br />The complainant, who is a Class-I contractor, had bagged a tender to lay pipes to supply drinking water to SC/ST colony in Yelburga town. <br /><br />He completed the work and submitted bills for reimbursement of Rs 1.5 lakh. <br /><br />Omkar Murthy V Badiger, the junior engineer, town panchayat office, Yelburga, Koppal district, demanded Rs 15,000 as bribe for sanctioning funds. The contractor lodged a complaint with the ACB for demanding the bribe.<br /><br />JE caught red-handed<br />The sleuths trapped Mahantesh Ningappa Indiyar, the water supervisor, when he was receiving Rs 15,000 from the contractor on behalf of Badiger. <br /><br />The duo have been booked under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.<br /> </p>
<p>ACB sleuths trapped a junior engineer and a water supervisor of Yelburga town panchayat office when they were receiving bribe from a contractor to do an official favour on Friday. <br /><br />The complainant, who is a Class-I contractor, had bagged a tender to lay pipes to supply drinking water to SC/ST colony in Yelburga town. <br /><br />He completed the work and submitted bills for reimbursement of Rs 1.5 lakh. <br /><br />Omkar Murthy V Badiger, the junior engineer, town panchayat office, Yelburga, Koppal district, demanded Rs 15,000 as bribe for sanctioning funds. The contractor lodged a complaint with the ACB for demanding the bribe.<br /><br />JE caught red-handed<br />The sleuths trapped Mahantesh Ningappa Indiyar, the water supervisor, when he was receiving Rs 15,000 from the contractor on behalf of Badiger. <br /><br />The duo have been booked under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.<br /> </p>
