Anti-Corruption Branch, Delhi/GNCTD raid on BSES,
Customer Care officer, BSES was demanding bribe for installation of electricity meter. Customer Care officer, BSES was caught red handed while demanding & accepting bribe. Bribe amount of Rs. 50,000/- has been recovered.
Role of other BSES officials are being investigated.
Brief facts: -
Facts of the case are that today i.e. on 14.12.23, complainant Sanjay (name changed), visited the office of Anti-Corruption Branch, Delhi. He informed that, he is a retired government official and from the amount of his retirement fund, he has recently purchased a flat at Nizamuddin, Delhi. He further informed that since then he has visited the office of BSES time & again for installation of Electricity meter, but the same has not been installed despite fulfilling all the criteria. The complainant informed that he met with officials of BSES namely Shri Lalit Mukheriya, the Divisional General Manager; Shri Nishchit, Assistant Manager Power Supply, Rakesh Gupta, Commercial officer and Devesh Sharma, the Customer Care Officer. He requested them for considering his application, but the said BSES officials are forcing him to pay bribe of Rs. 50,000/- in advance and Rs. 50,000/- at the time of installation of the electricity meter, then only the electricity meter will be installed. He is a retired government official and had performed his duty with honesty & dignity and he don’t want to pay bribe.
Verification: -
On the receipt of the complaint, the complainant was produced before ACP Jarnail Singh. The complainant was examined. After being satisfied, ACP Jarnail Singh briefed the facts to DCP/Anti-Corruption Branch. As per the direction, a raiding team was constituted under the close supervision of ACP Jarnail Singh and over all supervision of Ms. Shweta Singh Chauhan, DCP/Anti-Corruption Branch, comprising of Insp. Krishan, Insp. Pawan Kumar, HC Krishan, HC Pankaj and HC Jagdeep. Thereafter, th.