KSEB sub-engineer arrested on charges of accepting bribe

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The Kollam portion of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Saturday arrested a sub-engineer of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹5,000 from an worker of a backstage company. The accused has been identified arsenic Nazeer I, a nonmigratory of Kannanalloor successful Kollam, who is posted astatine the KSEB’s Chathannoor conception office.

The complainant, a autochthonal of Pathanamthitta and the operations caput of the company, had applied for an energy transportation for the company’s recently constructed curry pulverization accumulation and selling installation astatine Kummalloor successful Kollam astir six months ago. However, the sub-engineer allegedly demanded bribe for providing the connection.

When helium reached the installation for a tract inspection, helium was caught red-handed portion accepting bribe from the complainant.

Published - June 20, 2026 05:09 p.m. IST

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