An assistant executive engineer and an assistant engineer attached to the Tami Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) were arrested for bribery in Namakkal on Thursday.
M. Selvaraj (45), a farmer based in Veppadai in Namakkal District, approached the Veppadai Tangedco office to get a power connection for his farm. When assistant engineer S. Ranjith (40) and assistant executive engineer S. Muthusamy (57) demanded a bribe of ₹35,000, Selvaraj approached Namakkal DVAC officials, and as per their directions, handed over the bribe amount to officials. DVAC officials nabbed the two officials immediately, registered a case and arrested them.
