Ludhiana, Nov. 3 -- The Salem Tabri police booked three outsourced employees of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Saturday for allegedly providing an illegal electricity connection to a carpenter in exchange for a Rs.60,000 bribe. The case came to light in July following a routine inspection by the power department.

The accused include private linemen Sandeep Kumar and Gurvinder Singh, and nodal employee Sanjeev Bassi.

According to police, the trio illegally shifted a high-tension 11 kV feeder line near a workshop in Gurnam Nagar to facilitate the connection that had been previously rejected by the department.

Investigating officer Manoj Kumar said, "A case has been registered under Sections 316(5), 318(2), and 61(2) of...