Lokayukta officials on Thursday arrested the Chief General Manager of Operations (Electrical) of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) and his driver while allegedly accepting a bribe from a contractor for an official favour.
The accused officer, Nagaraj M.L., had demanded ₹7.5 lakh from Prathap B.N., Electrical contractor, to change electric connections from commercial to industrial tariff.
Based on the complaint by Prathap, a team of officials trapped Murali Krishna, the official driver, red-handed while he was accepting the bribe on behalf of Nagaraj at the parking lot of the office premises .
The duo was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act and a team of officials led by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Satish, and team conducted search operations at the office and residence of Nagaraj for further investigations.
