DRDA Assitant Engineer Arrested on Bribery Charges

A 34-year-old Assistant Engineer (Ae) of DRDA WAS ARRERSTED AT THE Block Development Office (BDO) in Gudiyatham Near Katpadi in Vellore by the Directorate of Vigilance of Vigilance (Dvac) on tuesday for demanding a bribe of ₹ 30,000 to clear pending payment bills for completed road and other Civic Works Done by Private Contractor in the Area. Dvac sources said that the arrested person was identified as k. Nirmal Kumar, Ae (DRDA), who has been working in Gudiyatham bdo for the past few years. Initial Inquiry Reveled That The Complainant S. Lingeshwaran, 45, a Private Contractor from Karuneekasamudram Village Near Gudiyathm, Has Undertaken Severtaken Several Civic Works Including Concretee Roads, Underground SEWAGE PIPELINE, Footpath and Construction of Additional School Buildings in Villages Under Gudiyatham Panchayat Union to a tune of Around ₹ 53 Lakhs for the Past FEWE MONTHS. As Most of the work was completed, lingeshwaran decided to reimbuse the sanctioned Amount for complete work. Accordingly, he applied for payment of pending bills of completes at bdo office recently. As there was no program, lingeshwaran visited bdo office in Gudiyatham Town to find out the status of his application a week ago. He met the suspect and assistant engineer, nirmal kumar, and told him that he has been waiting for bdo office to clear his pending payment bills as he required the money to complete repetition Part of Civic Works that was taken up in these villages. However, Nirmal Kumar Demanded A Sum of ₹ 30,000 to clear Paynding Payment Bills for Completed Works. He insisted lingeshwaran pay the entry money to get his job by. Unwilling to pay the bribe, lingeshwaran lodged a complaint with the dvac. A Seven-Member Team LED by S. Mythili, Inspector, Dvac (Vellore), Laid A Trap and Caught Nirmal Kumar Red-Handed. A case has been registered. Later, He was arrests and lodged at Central Prison in Vellore. A probe is underway.