{"id":5513,"date":"2023-03-14T22:12:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiaepost.com\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2023-03-14T22:12:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:42:55","slug":"meter-reader-held-for-accepting-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiaepost.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/meter-reader-held-for-accepting-bribe\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Meter reader held for accepting bribe<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IEP Chandigarh,&nbsp;March&nbsp;14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Haryana&#8217;s Faridabad district, the team of Anti Corruption Bureau has caught a Meter Reader of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam for accepting illegal gratification of Rs 4000 in lieu of changing the tampered electricity meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While giving this information here today, a spokesperson of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said that the ACB has initiated further action by registering a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused Meter Reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balbir Singh, a resident of village Fatehpur, Faridabad, had given a complaint to the ACB stating that Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, meter reader Ravi Kumar, posted at Chainsa, Faridabad, was demanding bribe in lieu of changing the tampered electricity meter. 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