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The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC), Tiruchi, connected Thursday registered a lawsuit against a sub-registrar and an bureau adjunct serving successful the bureau of the Joint - I Sub Registrar astatine Cantonment present nether the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The determination comes successful the aftermath of a astonishment cheque conducted by the DVAC squad astatine the bureau of the Joint -I Sub Registrar successful Cantonment present connected Wednesday evening erstwhile ₹53,500 “unaccounted for” currency was seized.
The astonishment check, which went connected for implicit 3 hours, was based connected a tip-off that the officials were allegedly demanding bribe from members of the public. The currency was recovered wrong a container adjacent the spot of the bureau assistant.
DVAC sources said arsenic a follow-up of the and the seizure of cash, a lawsuit nether Section 7 (a) of The Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against the Sub Registrar Mohamed Abdul Khader and Office Assistant Arivazhagan. The 2 accused person not been arrested, the sources added.
