Vigilance team has arrested an assistant power inspector (power safety), Roorkee zone, Haridwar Pramod Singh Adhikari on Friday on charge of taking a bribe of Rs 12, 000 from a person at his office in Roorkee. Adhikari had allegedly sought the bribe from the complainant, a native of Haridwar, against providing inspection report for new electricity connection for a food processing factory at Kotdwar in Pauri.
In his written complaint lodged with the vigilance Dehradun sector on December 27, the complainant had stated that to procure electricity connection on a land of SIIDCUl, Kotdwar, he had submitted an application with fee at the electricity block in Kotdwar. Physical inspection report of assistant power inspector (power safety), Roorkee zone being needed for procuring electricity connection he had applied for the same at Roorkee office. Adhikari had asked a bribe of Rs 25,000, the allegation ran. Through persuasion, the amount had been finally reduced to Rs 12,000, the complainant said, adding that he had agreed to pay the bribe at his office on December 29. The complainant had meanwhile approached SP, Dehradun sector vigilance and registered a compliant over the same.
Acting on the complaint, a team was formed. Two independent witnesses were also included in it. The vigilance team members drafted a plan to trap them. Adhikari was caught red- handed while taking Rs 12, 000 as bribe from the complainant on Friday in the presence of two independent witnesses.
A case under appropriate sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was subsequently registered against the accused in Dehradun sector vigilance. Director vigilance Ram Singh Meena announced reward of Rs 10, 000 to the team members for arresting the accused.