27 April,2025 02:15 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The duo allegedly demanded Rs 92,000 each from the contractor, totalling Rs 1.84 lakh. Representational Image
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Navi Mumbai has arrested two engineers of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1.84 lakh from a contractor, an official said on Sunday.
Based on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap on Friday and caught Sandeep Daware (45), deputy executive engineer, MSEDCL, Binghari division, Panvel, and Pratamesh Chowgle (35), a junior engineer, while accepting the bribe amount, the official stated, reported PTI.
He said the complainant had undertaken maintenance work for the MSEDCL and received payment. However, two accused officials allegedly demanded a bribe, insisting on a "commission" for processing the payment and conducting a site visit.
The duo allegedly demanded Rs 92,000 each from the contractor, totalling Rs 1.84 lakh, the official said, reported news agency PTI.
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He said the accused officials have been booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and a probe is underway to determine if more officials were involved in the case.
The police have detained a minor boy in connection with the death of a 12-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Sunday.
The girl was found in a severely injured state at the base of a hill late on Friday night and was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead, senior inspector Abasaheb Patil of the Turbhe police station said.
He said the girl's family had reported her missing from their home in the Shiravane MIDC area earlier in the day, and the police registered a case of kidnapping and launched a probe.
They added section 103(2) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita in the first information report following the child's death, the official said.
Based on a tip-off, the police detained a 17-year-old boy last seen with the victim, and during interrogation, he confessed to the crime, he said.
According to the police, the accused teen allegedly lured the girl to an isolated spot at the foot of the hills on the pretext of taking a selfie, but driven by anger stemming from a previous quarrel with her, the boy reportedly assaulted her and attacked her with a large stone.
(With PTI inputs)
