Ludhiana, July 19 -- Tension gripped Teacher Colony in Haibowal Kalan after local residents accused two linesmen of demanding a bribe to fix a faulty transformer, and allegedly sabotaging the colony's power supply when their demand was refused. According to the residents, the electricity supply to the colony was disrupted on the night of July 12. Following complaints to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's (PSPCL) 1912 helpline, two linesmen were dispatched to inspect the fault on Sunday.

The residents claimed that one of the wires from the transformer had burnt out, and the linesmen demanded Rs.1,500 to carry out the repairs. Upon informing a senior PSPCL official about the alleged demand, the linemen were instructed to proceed ...