Meter reader held for taking bribe in Moga
Moga, Could 26
The police have arrested a meter reader working with the PSPCL for allegedly demanding Rs 1,000 as a bribe from a farmer at Chuhar Chak village within the district. A video of the meter reader taking the cash has gone viral on the social media.
Accused Balwinder Singh, an worker of a personal agency that’s offering companies of contractual staff to the PSPCL, went to the home of a farmer to take studying of the electrical energy meter. He advised members of the family there was a fault of their meter and demanded Rs 1,000 as a bribe to resolve the difficulty. They requested Balwinder to return again a day later. When he got here to their home, the farmer gave Rs 1,000 to him and in addition made a video of it. The meter reader was handed over to the police.
A case of corruption has been registered towards him. PSPCL stated companies of Balwinder had been terminated.