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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a lawsuit against a idiosyncratic for allegedly posing arsenic an Under Secretary successful the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The accused has been identified arsenic P. Elangovan. The bureau initiated a preliminary enquiry against him connected January 8, 2026, pursuing a ailment from the PMO with respect to a wedding invitation paper successful which helium had been shown arsenic an Under Secretary moving there.
The bureau recovered that successful 2023, the accused had called V. Kumaresan, Joint Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments implicit telephone and introduced himself arsenic a PMO official. He requested for a “VIP darshan” to beryllium arranged for his relatives astatine Annamalai Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. Mr. Kumaresan obliged him.
The accused repeatedly requested arrangements for visits to assorted temples successful Tamil Nadu connected behalf of his friends and relatives. Believing him to beryllium a PMO official, Mr. Kumaresan facilitated those requests successful bully faith.
Mr. Elangovan past allegedly persuaded Mr. Kumaresan to person his sanction included successful the invitation for the wedding of Mr. Kumaresan’s son, scheduled for April 9, 2025, arsenic a household member, truthful that helium could get permission from his office.
Mr. Kumaresan sent the invitation paper to the PMO, which aboriginal lodged a ailment with the CBI aft confirming that nary 1 by the sanction P. Elangovan worked there.
