Tamil Nadu: Sub-Registrar Arrested For Accepting Bribe in Kanchipuram

The sleuths have also seized Rs 15.30 lakhs unaccounted cash and property documents from his residence. 

Kanchipuram sub-registrar office

Chennai: Sleuths from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested two men including a sub-registrar for allegedly obtaining Rs 20,000 as a bribe from a resident in Kancheepuram district on Monday. The sleuths have also seized Rs 15.30 lakhs unaccounted cash and property documents from his residence. 

The accused were identified as Srinivasan, sub-registrar of Number II sub-registrar office functioning at Kancheepuram taluk office and his assistant Paneer Selvam.

A resident of Thulukka Thandalam village in Kancheepuram district, Balu had approached the sub-registrar office to register his ancestral property. As the registration fee was high, Balu had requested the official to re-evaluate his property. For which, the official had demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000. When he refused to give the bribe, the official in turn refused to proceed further. 

Subsequently, Balu had filed a complaint with DVAC who in turn sketched a plan to nab the accused red-handedly. Accordingly, DVAC officials had handed over chemical-coated currency notes to the complainant and asked him to give the notes to the accused. 

On Monday, when Balu approached the sub-registrar to hand over the bribe money, he directed him to give it to his assistant one Paneer Selvam. Shortly after he received the money, DVAC officials rushed in and arrested both Srinivasan and his assistant. 

Further, the DVAC officials conducted a surprise raid at Srinivasan’s residence in Anna Nagar and seized unaccounted money worth Rs 15.3 lakhs and property documents.

(With inputs from ABP Nadu — It is a Tamil platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from Tamil Nadu, follow https://tamil.abplive.com/)