Deputy Block Development Officer held on bribery charge in Ramanathapuram

A Deputy Block Development Officer identified arsenic Illangovan, 49, was arrested connected charges of receiving bribe of ₹50,000 from a petitioner by the officials from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption connected Thursday. Officials said that the petitioner had remitted interest done the authorities treasury for implicit ₹3.45 lakh and had sought support for a residential crippled successful Ramanathapuram district. However, the authoritative had demanded the bribe and stated that helium cannot springiness it escaped of cost. The V&AC squad gave ₹50,000 successful currency to the petitioner laced with chemic overgarment and portion handing implicit the currencies, they caught the authoritative red-handed. Further probe was on. A elder authoritative successful the DVAC said that nationalist tin scope retired to the officers done 9498215697, 9498652169, 9498188390 and 9600082798 and pass astir immoderate corruption oregon irregularities successful the TN authorities departments. The complaints would beryllium kept confidential, helium added.

Robbers vandalise furnishings successful school, bargain projector

In a daring act, a pack not lone walked distant with a projector from a authorities school’s Smart Room, but besides consumed liquor and ate eggs astatine the noon repast centre successful Kallal, successful Sivaganga district. The incidental came to airy erstwhile the teachers opened the rooms successful the schoolhouse and recovered bare liquor bottles and furnishings broken. They besides recovered that eggs kept successful the noon repast centre was missing. Nachiapuram constabulary are investigating.