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An assistant engineer of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), who was caught while taking bribe by a team of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in 2011, was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in Tiruppur on Friday.
Syed Babutheen (55) was caught with ₹10,000 he had demanded and obtained from Damodaran (45), supervisor of a private fibre company at Madathukulam, for approving a file to scale up capacity of electric motor from 52 to 90 HP.
Chief Judicial Magistrate P. Chelladurai also imposed ₹4000 fine on Syed Babutheen.
Published – October 18, 2024 09:11 pm IST
